3.0.0
4973
2023-01-01T20:19:29Z
2023-01-01T20:19:29Z
House
HR
2021-08-06
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 141 (Friday, August 6, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSENDALE:H.R. 4973.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4321]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2021-08-30T17:35:08Z
  - Referred to
2021-08-06T16:02:35Z

- U.S.A. Beef Act
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S
2021-08-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2021-08-30
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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committee
- 2021-08-06
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2021-08-06
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
- 2021-08-06
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Matthew
Rosendale
R
MT
M.
N
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Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Ro
Khanna
D
CA
17
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Yvette
Herrell
R
NM
2
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Ed
Case
D
HI
1
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Thomas
Massie
R
KY
4
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Liz
Cheney
R
WY
0
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Clay
Higgins
R
LA
3
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
MARCY
KAPTUR
D
OH
9
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Barry
Moore
R
AL
2
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Jared
Huffman
D
CA
2
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
H.
Griffith
R
VA
Morgan
9
2021-08-06
True
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Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Claudia
Tenney
R
NY
22
2022-04-11
False
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
00
2021-08-06
Introduced in House
2021-08-24T18:01:21Z
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.

U.S.A. Beef Act
- Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to modify requirements for a meat food product of cattle to bear a "Product of U.S.A." label, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
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U.S.A. Beef Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

U.S.A. Beef Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-08-06T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4973ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4973ih.xml
2021-08-30
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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