October 24, 2025
Ms. Hageman (for herself, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Massie, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to prohibit retailers from designating the United States as the country of origin of foreign beef, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Country of origin labeling for beef
(a) Definitions
Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;
(2)
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:
(1) Beef
The term beef means meat produced from cattle (including veal).;
(3)
in paragraph (2)(A)(i) (as so redesignated), by striking lamb and venison
and inserting beef, lamb, and venison
; and
(4)
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) (as so redesignated), by striking ground lamb and ground venison
and inserting ground beef, ground lamb, and ground venison
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(b) Notice of country of origin
Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)) is amended—
(1)
in the paragraph heading, by inserting beef,
after for
;
(2)
in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by inserting beef,
before lamb
each place it appears; and
(3)
in subparagraph (E)—
(A)
in the subparagraph heading, by inserting beef,
after Ground
; and
(B)
by inserting ground beef,
before ground lamb
each place it appears.
(c) Enforcement
Section 283(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638b(b)) is amended by striking $1,000 for each violation
and inserting $1,000 for each violation (or in the case of a covered commodity that is beef, $5,000 for each pound of beef not in compliance with the requirements of section 282)
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(d) Rule of construction
No ruling by the World Trade Organization or by any other international organization of which the United States is a member that is established before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act may be construed to limit, alter, or affect the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to require country of origin labeling in accordance with the amendments made by this section.