HR 2068 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Meat Promotion Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-05-04· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.(2005-05-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Meat Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with a voluntary country of origin labeling program for meat and meat products. Sets forth: (1) limitations on use of United States country of origin labels; and (2) civil penalties for program violations.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]AR
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]NC
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]VA
Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1]MN
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]AR
Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]TX
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]TX
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX