Anna Paulina Luna's farm bill amendment is defeated in committee

6 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 30

The House Rules Committee rejected Luna's bid to remove a provision aimed at limiting California's Proposition 12 from shaping livestock practices beyond the state.
Luna argued the measure undermined states' rights and raised national security concerns tied to Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods, but other Republican offices said Congress can pre-empt interstate market distortions.
Supporters said the farm bill language would still let California regulate in-state production while easing costs for producers elsewhere, after the Supreme Court left it to Congress to address the issue.

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