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HR 4689 109th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Animals Commerce Foreign Trade and International Finance Grading (Agricultural products) Imports Labeling Meat Meat inspection Sheep

Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005

Introduced: February 1, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 14, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Feb 1, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 1, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to define "beef," "lamb," "imported beef," "imported lamb," "United States beef," and "United States lamb." (Excludes from inclusion as "United States beef" or "United States lamb" beef or lamb produced from imported animals.)

Deems misbranded imported beef or imported lamb that bears a label indicating a quality grade issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (thereby prohibiting the use of such labels on such imported products).

What's happening now March 9, 2006

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4689: Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4689/
MLA
"H.R. 4689: Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4689/.
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H.R. 4689, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4689/.
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