Items Tagged with 'legislative affairs'

FAIR Labels Act would require cell-cultivated and plant-based protein products to include a disclaimer, noting the product in its final form was not derived from a live animal.

Farm bill includes a fix for California’s Proposition 12, as well as a provision to include hot rotisserie chicken in SNAP.

House Agriculture Committee shows strong bipartisan support for Rep. Rick Crawford's amendment to include hot rotisserie chicken in SNAP, which he subsequently withdrew, citing a budget issue.

Meat Institute says that Sen. Schumer’s bill will destroy the meat packing industry, sending costs for consumers soaring, reducing union jobs, and harming livestock and poultry producers.

Bill moves to ensure the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce.

Legislation would reissue the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves in the lower 48 states and ensure that the delisting cannot be overturned in federal court again.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announces continued support for the reintroduced Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act, legislation that would allow small producers and butchers greater flexibility for interstate sales.

Coalition of cattle producers argues that the USDA's proposed plan to strengthen the beef industry does not go far enough by mandating clear country of origin labelling, allowing meatpackers to opt out of those labels or use vague alternative labels to confuse consumers.

Senate Committee on Appropriations approves a bill providing $27.1 billion in discretionary spending, including funds for USDA agencies important to animal agriculture.

Texas is the seventh state in the US to enact a ban on the sale of lab-grown meat.