S 421 119th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food

American Beef Labeling Act of 2025

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S668)

Feb 5, 2025

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American Beef Labeling Act of 2025

This bill reinstates mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef. COOL is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets, and club warehouse stores, to provide information to customers regarding the source of certain foods.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to determine a means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef that is compliant with World Trade Organization rules. The USTR and USDA must implement the means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef within one year of the bill's enactment.

What's happening now February 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S668)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Lobbying activity 15

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FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
for FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
for PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · Pennsylvania · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
for PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · Pennsylvania · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FARM ACTION FUND
for FARM ACTION FUND · Missouri · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
for FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
for PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · Pennsylvania · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 11

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Jan 12, 2026

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Dec 17, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Nov 5, 2025

Lee, Mike

Utah · Oct 28, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Feb 24, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Feb 5, 2025

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2025

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Feb 5, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Feb 5, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Feb 5, 2025

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Feb 5, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 421: American Beef Labeling Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-421/

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"S. 421: American Beef Labeling Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-421/.

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S. 421, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-421/.

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