HR 1121
107th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Beef
Business records
Commerce
Consumer education
Food industry
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Imports
Labeling
Meat
Pork
Retail trade
Country of Origin Meat Labeling Act of 2001
Introduced: March 20, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 20, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Country of Origin Meat Labeling Act of 2001 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin information to be provided by retailers of beef, pork, and lamb to consumers at the final point of sale. Exempts food service establishments from such requirement.
States that U.S. designation of origin may only be used if the article is exclusively from an animal born raised, and slaughtered in the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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