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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2393" measure-id="id114hr2393" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-05-18" update-date="2015-07-07">
<title>Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr2393v36" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-07-07">
<action-date>2015-06-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 29. 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr2393v17" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-06-03">
<action-date>2015-05-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr2393v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-05-26">
<action-date>2015-05-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. </p>]]></summary-text>
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