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HR 4973 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

U.S.A. Beef Act

Introduced: August 6, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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
Aug 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S.A. Beef 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 August 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4973: U.S.A. Beef Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4973/
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"H.R. 4973: U.S.A. Beef Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4973/.
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H.R. 4973, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4973/.
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