States have long had the authority to pass laws that reflect the values and priorities of their residents. California’s Proposition 12 — passed by popular vote — bans the sale of products from animals subjected to extreme confinement. Proposition 12 is one of the many laws across the country aimed at ensuring a safer, more humane food system. Now, despite overwhelming public support, Congress is threatening to roll back these hard-won protections through dangerous legislation.

The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act — and recently introduced "Save Our Bacon” Act — would invalidate laws like Proposition 12 by prohibiting states from setting or enforcing their own standards for how food is produced. If included in Congress' annual Farm Bill, they would force every state to acce

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