3.0.0 4987 2026-07-21T08:06:04Z 2026-07-21T08:06:04Z House H HR 2025-08-15 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4987 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 138 (Friday, August 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 4987.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3699]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2026-01-13T19:50:33Z hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2026-01-13T19:50:33Z Referred To 2025-08-15T16:02:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-15T16:02:00Z Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 119 2541 S 2025-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2026-01-13 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2026-01-13 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Committee 2025-08-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-08-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-08-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-08-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2025-08-15 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2025-10-08 False R000622 Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2025-10-08 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Janice Schakowsky D IL D. 9 2025-10-08 False C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2025-10-10 False L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2025-10-10 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2025-10-14 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2025-10-28 False B001327 Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] Robert Bresnahan R PA P. 8 2025-12-18 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2026-07-20 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-09-05T16:57:22Z 00 2025-08-15 Introduced in House 2026-06-29T20:46:31Z Food Date Labeling Act of 2025

This bill establishes uniform requirements for quality and discard date phrases (e.g., best by and use by) placed voluntarily on food labels.

Specifically, if a food is labeled with a quality date (i.e., the date after which the quality of the item may deteriorate), the label must include the phrase BEST If Used By or the abbreviation BB. Similarly, if a food is labeled with a discard date (i.e., the date after which the item should not be consumed), the label must include the phrase USE By or the abbreviation UB. Abbreviations may be used only if an item’s packaging is too small to fit the full phrase.

Quality and discard dates must be written in a single, easy-to-read font and placed in a prominent location on an item’s label or package. The phrase or freeze by may be added after a quality or discard date phrase where appropriate.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must promulgate regulations to carry out these provisions and ensure that the uniform phrases are standardized across all food products. HHS and USDA may specify alternative quality and discard date phrases through regulations.

The bill specifies that no state or local government may enforce a requirement related to quality and discard date phrases that differs from the requirements of the bill. The bill does not apply to infant formula, which is subject to separate labeling requirements under current law.

]]> Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 2026-07-18T00:09:37Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 2025-08-20T05:28:16Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish requirements for quality and discard date phrases that are voluntarily declared on the food label to display calendar dates. 2025-08-20T05:11:17Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-08-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4987ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4987ih.xml 2026-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.