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Iowa Congress Members Introduce 'Save Our Bacon Act' to Push Back on Proposition 12
IOWA, JUL 23 – The bill aims to protect Iowa's 60,000+ pork farms from costly out-of-state regulations that increase production costs and raise pork prices, supporters say.
- Introducing the Save Our Bacon Act, Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson introduced Wednesday to protect interstate livestock trade and counter California's Proposition 12.
- Requiring at least 24 square feet per sow, California's Proposition 12 , was implemented in stages last year.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture economists found covered pork products increased 20% on average, with some cuts up 41%, according to the USDA.
- Kim Reynolds led eight governors in submitting a letter to support the Save Our Bacon Act.
- Supporters urge Congress to act this year, citing Supreme Court guidance that Congress may intervene if a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce.
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Dispatch ArgusGov. Reynolds, Iowa pork producers want Congress to intervene on California 'bacon ban’
Gov. Kim Reynolds, alongside seven other governors, is urging congressional leadership to overturn California's animal welfare law.
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