{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-new-legislation-protect-livestock-producers-tackle-rising-costs/", "Hawley Introduces New Legislation to Protect Livestock Producers & Tackle Rising Costs", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act to protect farmers from costly regulations \u2013 made in other states \u2013 that will hurt their business and drive-up costs for consumers.\n\nIn 2018, California voters passed Proposition 12 which would ban the sale of pork, eggs, and calves for veal that were not produced with certain space requirements. It is estimated that California accounts for 13 percent of all pork consumption in the United States. When this law goes into full effect early next year, farmers across the country \u2013 including in Missouri \u2013 will have to comply with California\u2019s preferred requirements to access the California market.\n\n\u201cMissouri\u2019s livestock producers keep food on the table across America and they shouldn\u2019t be burdened by costly laws \u2013 made by other states \u2013 that disrupt interstate commerce, drive-up costs, and impose crippling regulations,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cThis law is a commonsense solution to protect family farms from going bankrupt and consumers from shouldering higher costs at the grocery store.\u201d\n\nTo ensure that no state can mandate animal welfare standards in another state, Senator Hawley\u2019s Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act:\n\nPreempts states and local governments from regulating the raising, production, and importation of livestock or livestock-derived goods from another state or local government;\n\nAllows states to regulate the importation of livestock in the event of animal disease; and\n\nProtects farmers from states implementing laws that are preempted by this bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:49:58Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-new-legislation-protect-livestock-producers-tackle-rising-costs/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.529686152935028, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}