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H.R. 3981 116th Congress House

Food Date Labeling Act of 2019

Official title: To establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Chellie Pingree Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCharitable contributionsConsumer affairsDepartment of Agriculture
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Department of Health and Human ServicesFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingMeat
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Date Labeling Act of 2019

This bill addresses food waste by establishing requirements to standardize the quality date and discard date labels on food packaging.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2337 Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
  • HR 5841 Food Recovery Act of 2020
  • HR 5861 Agriculture Resilience Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 17, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jan 13, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 8, 2019
Porter, Katie
· Sep 11, 2019
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3981: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3981/
MLA
"H.R. 3981: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3981/.
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H.R. 3981, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3981/.
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[H.R. 3981: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3981/)
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