section_path: U.S. House of Representatives/Tenure in Congress/Agriculture
section_name: Agriculture
paragraph_text: Agriculture
  
  In October 2023, Waltz led a letter by 16 House Republicans to the House Committee on Agriculture opposing the inclusion of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2023 farm bill. The EATS Act would have preempted state and local laws regulating agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce, including the California farm animal welfare law Proposition 12. The letter argued that the legislation would infringe on states' rights and undermine U.S. national security by unfairly advantaging the Chinese-owned pork producer WH Group and promoting "Chinese infiltration of American agriculture." In 2024, Waltz received a Congressional Leadership Award from the agricultural policy groups Organization for Competitive Markets and Competitive Markets Action for leading the letter.
  
  In October 2023, Waltz led a letter by 16 House Republicans to the House Committee on Agriculture opposing the inclusion of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2023 farm bill. The EATS Act would have preempted state and local laws regulating agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce, including the California farm animal welfare law Proposition 12. The letter argued that the legislation would infringe on states' rights and undermine U.S. national security by unfairly advantaging the Chinese-owned pork producer WH Group and promoting "Chinese infiltration of American agriculture." In 2024, Waltz received a Congressional Leadership Award from the agricultural policy groups Organization for Competitive Markets and Competitive Markets Action for leading the letter.