House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

H.R. 5609Introduced Oct 19, 2021Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Where it went

IntroducedOct 19, 2021
Committee actionOct 21, 2021
Passed HouseDec 8, 2021 · 411–13
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 9, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5609.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-203 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on December 7, 2021.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 5609, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 183, October 19, 2021, Page H5673):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 19, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 5609, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 30 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mary Miller (R-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Barry Moore (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jason Smith (R-MO), Darren Soto (D-FL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), W. Steube (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.