The U.S. House Committee on Rules announced it will consider the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026—referred to as Farm Bill 2.0—beginning April 27, meaning the amendment process officially is open. Rep. Jim Costa of California submitted an amendment to strike Section 12006, the language that would protect livestock producers from California’s Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of pork, veal and eggs produced from animals not housed according to the state’s arbitrary requirements. Striking the section would allow future state ballot initiatives to control interstate commerce and dictate how food animals in other states are raised.
KLA and NCBA support the existing language in Section 12006, as it corrects a dangerous precedent that could harm cattle producers. The two organizations joined other livestock industry groups in submitting a letter to House leadership outlining the devastating impacts of states requiring arbitrary housing and husbandry standards on other states’ farms and ranches. The effort is being led by the National Pork Producers Council.