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HR 4346 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Meat

REAL Beef Act

Introduced: March 30, 2012 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 30, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 30, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requiring Easy and Accurate Labeling of Beef Act or the REAL Beef Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require a package or other container of meat at the final point of sale that contains low-temperature rendered product (lean finely textured beef) to bear a label stating that it contains such product.

What's happening now April 12, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4346: REAL Beef Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4346/
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"H.R. 4346: REAL Beef Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4346/.
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H.R. 4346, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4346/.
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