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HR 4881 116th Congress House Health Food supply, safety, and labeling Intergovernmental relations Meat

Real MEAT Act of 2019

Introduced: December 3, 2019 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 28, 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.
Oct 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully Act of 2019 or the Real MEAT Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the sale of any imitation meat food product unless its label includes (1) the word imitation, and (2) a statement that clearly indicates the product is not derived from or does not contain meat.

What's happening now November 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3016 Related bill Real MEAT Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 2 Republican 8
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 10, 2020
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2020
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 5, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Dec 10, 2019
King, Steve
· Dec 9, 2019
Roby, Martha
· Dec 9, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Dec 4, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· Dec 3, 2019
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Dec 3, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 21, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· Nov 21, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Nov 21, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Nov 21, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 14, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Nov 14, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4881: Real MEAT Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4881/
MLA
"H.R. 4881: Real MEAT Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4881/.
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H.R. 4881, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4881/.
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