HR 2068
109th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Business records
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Fines (Penalties)
Food industry
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Labeling
Law
Livestock
Meat
Meat Promotion Act of 2005
Introduced: May 4, 2005
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 4, 2005
Introduced in House
May 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Plain-English summary
Meat Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with a voluntary country of origin labeling program for meat and meat products.
Sets forth: (1) limitations on use of United States country of origin labels; and (2) civil penalties for program violations.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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