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S. 2479 (116th)

A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

16 September 2019

Last action

16 September 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

6 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as buffalo unless the specific term used in the labeling is water buffalo .

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sources

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