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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2518)
Committees of jurisdiction
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