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A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities.

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to country of origin labeling provisions to: (1) include as a covered commodity ground and muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork as a processed food ingredient; and (2) make country of origin provisions applicable to retail sales as of September 30, 2005.

What's happening now January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 135: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-135/
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"S. 135: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-135/.
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S. 135, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-135/.
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