119-s3096

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3096 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3096

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations 
 modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 November 4, 2025

 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations 
 modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Beef Labeling Clarity Act''.

SEC. 2. BEEF LABELING REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate 
regulations that, for beef and beef food products subject to the 
requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.)--

    (1) eliminate the use of the label ``Product of U.S.A.''; 
 and

    (2) establish, and allow for the voluntary use of, the 
 labels described in subsection

    (b) .

    (b) Labels.--The labels referred to in subsection

    (a)

    (2) are the 
following:

    (1) Processed in U.S.A.--The label ``Processed in U.S.A.'' 
 means that 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 (21 
 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

    (2) Raised and processed in U.S.A.--The label ``Raised and 
 Processed in U.S.A.'' means that the live animal that is the 
 source of the beef or beef food product is raised in the United 
 States for not less than 100 days before it is processed at a 
 facility described in paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Born, raised, and processed in U.S.A.--The label 
 ``Born, Raised, and Processed in U.S.A.'' means that the live 
 animal that is the source of the beef or beef food product is 
 born and raised in the United States and processed at a 
 facility described in paragraph

    (1) .
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