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S 831 112th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural trade Food supply, safety, and labeling

Dairy COOL Act of 2011

Introduced: April 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2518)
Apr 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2518)
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dairy COOL Act of 2011 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend mandatory country of origin labeling to dairy products (fluid milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter, and other dairy products).

Requires a dairy product retailer to designate the product's origin as: (1) each country in which or from the one or more dairy ingredients were produced or originated, and each country in which the product was processed; and (2) if a U.S.-produced dairy product, the state, region, or locality where the product was produced.

What's happening now April 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2518)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 14, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 14, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 831: Dairy COOL Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-831/
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"S. 831: Dairy COOL Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-831/.
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S. 831, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-831/.
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