To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires USDA to eliminate the 'Product of U.S.A.' label for beef and establish three new voluntary country-of-origin labels specifying whether beef was processed, raised, or born in the United States. It relies on product standards and definition changes. The main policy areas are Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
Consumers seeking American-origin beef would be affected and Domestic cattle ranchers who raise cattle from birth in the US could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Meat processors who import live cattle and process domestically could lose revenue opportunities and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires USDA to eliminate the 'Product of U.S.A.' label for beef and establish three new voluntary country-of-origin labels specifying whether beef was processed, raised, or born in the United States.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires USDA to eliminate the 'Product of U.S.A.' label for beef and establish three new voluntary country-of-origin labels specifying whether beef was processed, raised, or born in the United States.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture
Primary Purpose
The bill requires USDA to eliminate the 'Product of U.S.A.' label for beef and establish three new voluntary country-of-origin labels specifying whether beef was processed, raised, or born in the United States.
Policy Domains
Beef Labeling Clarity Act
Identified Gains
- Consumers seeking American-origin beef
- Domestic cattle ranchers who raise cattle from birth in the US
Identified Costs
- Meat processors who import live cattle and process domestically
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Domestic cattle ranchers who raise cattle from birth in the US, Meat processors who import live cattle and process domestically
Positive-direction: Domestic cattle ranchers who raise cattle from birth in the US
Negative-direction: Meat processors who import live cattle and process domestically
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The beef or beef food product has undergone substantial transformation in a facility in the United States subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
The live animal that is the source of the beef is raised in the United States for not less than 100 days before it is processed at a US facility.
The live animal is born and raised in the United States and processed at a US facility.
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