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S 480 118th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food

A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 16, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety and animal health threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA.

What's happening now February 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 16, 2023
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 16, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 480: A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-480/
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"S. 480: A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-480/.
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S. 480, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-480/.
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