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HR 4652 106th Congress House

Quality Cheese Act of 2000

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products or casein from being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2000 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 26, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 14, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 14, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Quality Cheese Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from: (1) using Federal funds to amend specified regulations to include dry ultra-filtered milk or casein in the definition of "milk" or "nonfat milk" as specified in the domestic natural standards for cheese and cheese products; and (2) amending such regulations and definitions to include wet ultra-filtered milk until 60 days after submission of the study required by this Act.

Directs the Commissioner, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, to study the impact of wet ultra-filtered milk's use on dairy farmers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 19, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4652: Quality Cheese Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4652/
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