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HR 7291 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

American Beef Labeling Act of 2022

Introduced: March 30, 2022 Introduced by: Gooden, Lance Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 30, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Beef Labeling Act of 2022

This bill reinstates mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to develop a means of reinstating the requirements that complies with the rules of the World Trade Organization. The USTR and the Department of Agriculture must implement the means within one year.

What's happening now April 18, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2716 Related bill American Beef Labeling Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 12, 2022
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Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7291: American Beef Labeling Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7291/
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"H.R. 7291: American Beef Labeling Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7291/.
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H.R. 7291, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7291/.
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