A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as buffalo unless the specific term used in the labeling is water buffalo .
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 15, 2021
Last action Apr 15, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
Co
Michael F. Bennet
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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