HR 1604
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
U.S.A. Beef Act
Introduced: March 14, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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