House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Casar D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4979.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 130, July 27, 2023, Page H4143):Article 1 of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4979, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 9, 2026). 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
23 cosponsors — 23 Democrats
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Cori Bush (D-MO), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), James McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Casar.
- H.R. 4978 (118th) Agricultural Worker Justice Act
- H.R. 2822 (118th) Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act
- H.Res. 1525 (118th) Calling for comprehensive legislation that addresses United States policies contributing to forced migration and displacement, promotes an…
- H.R. 7348 (118th) Connect the Grid Act
- H.R. 9557 (118th) American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2024
- H.R. 5701 (118th) No Photo for Food Act of 2023
Related bills
- S. 4996 (119th) Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.