Alford introduces first bill in House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ)

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mark Alford filed his first bill in the House of Representatives on Thursday, according to a press release.

Alford is a Republican who was elected to represent Missouri’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Boone County. He won former Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s old seat this past fall over Democratic candidate Jack Truman.

The bill Alford filed is the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act. Alford claims the bill would fix regulatory roadblocks to increase meat processing capacity by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joined in leading this legislation.  

Alford is a listed as a cosponsor of nine bills so far this session, including H.J. Res.8, which would Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of nine justices. He is also a cosponsor on H.J.Res.11, which would proposing an amendment to the Constitution to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.