S 2744
116th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural trade
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Livestock
Meat
U.S. Beef Integrity Act
Introduced: October 30, 2019
Introduced by:
Rounds, Mike
Republican
· South Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
U.S. Beef Integrity Act
This bill modifies label requirements for meat food products of cattle.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the label of cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle from bearing the phrase Product of U.S.A. unless such meat or meat food product is exclusively derived from one or more cattle born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States.
The requirement does not apply to cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle that is intended and offered for export to a foreign country.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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