US SB2744 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
U.S. Beef Integrity Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2744/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2744/BILLS-116s2744is.pdf |
