Johnson Introduces Bill to Address Cracks in the Supply Chain

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This week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Act, which would create a dedicated task force at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to evaluate the reliability of the American food supply chain and provide recommendations to Congress to prevent future supply chain issues.

"Over the past few years Americans have faced supply chain shortages of all kinds -- from meat to baby formula to toilet paper -- the lack of stability is unacceptable," said Johnson. "There are cracks in our supply chain -- our bill will get to the bottom of these issues and put a plan in place to fix the problems. Food security is national security."

"Right now, Americans are justifiably frustrated by the higher prices they're experiencing -- whether that's families checking out at the grocery store or farmers and business owners struggling with higher input costs," said Representative Angie Craig (D-MN). "In Congress, we must take immediate action to get products from ships to shelves faster -- and to rebuild and strengthen our supply chains for future generations. I'm proud to lead my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in introducing this commonsense legislation to stabilize and strengthen America's supply chains."

The task force would be responsible for identifying specific recommendations to improve the security and safety of the supply chain. The task force would be required to submit a report detailing its work and recommendations to Congress no later than 270 days after the enactment of the bill.

Since early 2020, Johnson has been focused on sealing the cracks in America's supply chain through legislation like the Garamendi-Johnson House-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Johnson introduced the Strengthening the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Act with Representative Angie Craig (D-MN).

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