H.R. 5818

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · October 24, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Hageman · Committee: Committee on Agriculture

Table of contents

• H.R. 5818
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Country of origin labeling for beef

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Country of origin labeling for beef

• (a) Definitions
  • Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 1638
    • by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;
    • by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:
    • in paragraph (2)(A)(i) (as so redesignated), by striking lamb and venisonand inserting beef, lamb, and venison; and
    • in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) (as so redesignated), by striking ground lamb and ground venisonand inserting ground beef, ground lamb, and ground venison.
• (b) Notice of country of origin
  • Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)
    • in the paragraph heading, by inserting after ;
    • in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by inserting before each place it appears; and
    • in subparagraph (E)—
      • in the subparagraph heading, by inserting after ; and
      • by inserting before each place it appears.
• (c) Enforcement
  • Section 283(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 () is amended by striking striking,000 for each violationand inserting inserting,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). 7 U.S.C. 1638b(b)
• (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.