3.0.0 2558 2025-12-05T21:55:34Z 2025-12-05T21:55:34Z House H HR 2025-04-01 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2558 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 2558.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H1405]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-04-01T14:07:00Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-04-01T14:06:50Z 119 1230 S 2025-04-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2095) Identical bill CRS 2025-04-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-04-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] Jim Costa D CA 21 2025-04-01 True F000470 Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] Michelle Fischbach R MN 7 2025-04-01 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2025-04-01 True W000829 Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] Tony Wied R WI 8 2025-04-28 False F000475 Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] Brad Finstad R MN 1 2025-09-02 False E000300 Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] Gabe Evans R CO 8 2025-09-10 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-05-14T16:49:35Z

00 2025-04-01 Introduced in House 2025-06-27T10:20:22Z <p><strong>Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act of 2025 or the SAFETY Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to secure foreign markets for goods using common names.</p><p>In general, the bill defines <em>common name</em> as a name that (1) is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product, (2) is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product, and (3) the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The bill includes a list of names that will be considered common names for (1) food products (e.g., basmati, bratwurst, and parmesan); (2) wine, including grape varietal terms, grape variety designations, and non-varietal descriptors such as chateau and vintage; and (3) beer (e.g., bitter, pale ale, and hefeweizen).</p><p>Specifically, USDA must coordinate efforts with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to secure the right of U.S. agricultural producers, processors, and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets. Through the negotiation of bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or exchanges of letters, USDA and the USTR must assure the current and future use of each common name in connection with U.S. agricultural commodities or food products.</p><p>USDA and the&nbsp;USTR must jointly brief Congress on these efforts on a semi-annual basis.</p>

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