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U.S.A. Beef Act

USA117th CongressS-2623| Senate 
| Updated: 8/5/2021
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (7)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Aug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 30, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4973
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • August 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • August 30, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4973
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4973: U.S.A. Beef Act
  • HR 117-4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021

U.S.A. Beef Act

USA117th CongressS-2623| Senate 
| Updated: 8/5/2021
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.
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Timeline
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Aug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 30, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4973
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • August 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • August 30, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4973
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (7)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4973: U.S.A. Beef Act
  • HR 117-4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted