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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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Jul 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528)
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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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)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2393 Related bill Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 30, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 8, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 28, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 28, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 28, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 23, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 23, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1844: Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1844/
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"S. 1844: Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1844/.
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S. 1844, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1844/.
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