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HR 2833 104th Congress House

To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin.

Introduced: December 22, 1995 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign tradeCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementFines (Penalties)
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceFruit and fruit tradeImportsLabelingVegetables and vegetable trade
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 2, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.
Dec 22, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 22, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 2, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 to: (1) require all retail domestic and imported perishable agricultural commodities to have country of origin labeling; and (2) impose penalties for labeling noncompliance.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2833: To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2833/
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"H.R. 2833: To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2833/.
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H.R. 2833, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2833/.
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[H.R. 2833: To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2833/)
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