Bill > S1844

Introduced Session

A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for beef, pork, and chicken. This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to revise country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Under current law, country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. The bill repeals the mandatory requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and permits a packer to voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a U.S. country of origin.

Committee Categories

John Hoeven (R)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Michael Enzi (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Heidi Heitkamp (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Angus King (I),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Claire McCaskill (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Bill Nelson (D),  Mike Rounds (R),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  John Thune (R),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528) (on 07/23/2015)

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