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S. 251 (106th)
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
19 January 1999
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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14 January 2025
Summary
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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 January 1999
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 January 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 January 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/251
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/251