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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3159
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 3159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IThe single subject of this legislation is:Food labels[Page H2173]
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Agriculture Committee
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Standing
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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
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2023-06-01T13:15:12Z
  - Referred To
2023-05-09T16:02:45Z
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Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Standing
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Health Subcommittee
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2023-05-12T15:45:56Z
  - Referred To
2023-05-09T16:02:40Z

- Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023
118
1840
HR
2023-03-28
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023
118
1016
S
2023-03-28
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
118
1484
S
2023-05-09
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-06-01
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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Committee
- 2023-05-12
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Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2023-05-09
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Agriculture Committee
- 2023-05-09
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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House floor actions
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Energy and Commerce Committee
- 2023-05-09
Introduced in House
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Health
- Federal preemption
2023-06-08T19:30:25Z
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
2023-06-08T19:30:25Z
- Meat
2023-06-08T19:30:25Z
Health
2023-05-19T11:45:20Z
00
2023-05-09
Introduced in House
2024-01-11T19:38:52Z
Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements for the format of quality date and discard date labels on food packaging.
Specifically, the bill requires the quality date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the quality of the item may deteriorate) to include the phrase BEST If Used By or the abbreviation BB. Similarly, the discard date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the item should not be consumed) must include the phrase USE By or the abbreviation UB. Abbreviations may only be used if the full phrase does not fit on the label.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture may specify alternative phrases through regulations.

Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
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Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
2024-06-26T08:05:30Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:40:18Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are voluntarily declared on the food label.
2024-03-18T20:45:22Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-05-09T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3159ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3159ih.xml
2023-06-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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