S 251 · 106th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported beef or lamb bear a label identifying the country of origin.

Introduced 1999-01-19· Sponsored by Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.(1999-01-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to define "beef," "lamb," "imported beef," "imported lamb," "United States beef," and "United States lamb." Requires imported beef (including ground beef) and imported lamb to have country of origin labeling. Authorizes the voluntary labeling of domestic ground beef.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]WY
Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]WY