Farmer Identity Protection Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 23, 2013)
Farmer Identity Protection Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or any EPA contractor or cooperator, from disclosing the information of any owner, operator, or employee of a livestock operation provided to EPA by a livestock producer or a state agency in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or any other law, including: (1) names; (2) telephone numbers; (3) e-mail addresses; (4) physical addresses; (5) global positioning system coordinates; or (6) other information regarding the location of the owner, operator, livestock, or employee.
Prescribes criteria for such a disclosure, however, in a statistical or aggregate form without specifically identifying information.
What just happenedJul 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 23, 2013
- Jul 23, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jul 23, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5842-5843)
- Jul 23, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate