S 1844 114th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural trade Meat

Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

Introduced: July 23, 2015 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528)

Jul 23, 2015

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Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to revise country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken.

Under current law, country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity.

The bill repeals the mandatory requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and permits a packer to voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a U.S. country of origin.

What's happening now July 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528)

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