119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 5, 2025
American Beef Labeling Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 5, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S668)
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 5, 2025)
American Beef Labeling Act of 2025
This bill reinstates mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef. COOL is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets, and club warehouse stores, to provide information to customers regarding the source of certain foods.
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to determine a means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef that is compliant with World Trade Organization rules. The USTR and USDA must implement the means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef within one year of the bill's enactment.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S668)
Introduced in Senate
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FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 8457 - Homegrown Fertilizer Act; issues pertaining to establishing a grant and loan program to expand domestic fertilizer production and storage capacity. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1312 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act; suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.5526 - Agricultural Act; support for provisions reinstat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…origin labeling for beef. H.R.7716 - Tariff Free Farming Act; support for restoring tariffs on agricultural inputs to the levels in effect on January 19, 2025. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1272 - Trade Review Act; support for increasing congress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…heat standards for workers; issues pertaining to concerns with eligibility regulations and classifications for meatpacking faciltities under the H-2A program. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1312 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act; suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; ; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. Issues other than legislation: Issues pertaining to opposi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…origin labeling for beef. H.R.7716 - Tariff Free Farming Act; support for restoring tariffs on agricultural inputs to the levels in effect on January 19, 2025. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1272 - Trade Review Act; support for increasing congress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…uld require DOD to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. OPPOSED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - S.421, the American Beef Labeling Act, which would reinstate Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) for beef, requiring the country where the cattle were born,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…food safety and food security, and opposing federal preemption measures. This included discussing aligned legislation including the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421) and the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act (H.R. 5818).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…food safety and food security, and opposing federal preemption measures. This included discussing aligned legislation including the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421) and the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act (H.R. 5818).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…0) than currently permissible (up to 2,500) H.R.8104 - Fertilizer Transparency Act; support for establishing a mandatory price reporting system for fertilizer. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1312 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act; suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; ; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. Issues other than legislation: Issues pertaining to mandat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…origin labeling for beef. H.R.7716 - Tariff Free Farming Act; support for restoring tariffs on agricultural inputs to the levels in effect on January 19, 2025. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1272 - Trade Review Act; support for increasing congress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…uld require DOD to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. OPPOSED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - S.421, the American Beef Labeling Act, which would reinstate Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) for beef, requiring the country where the cattle were born,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rollover protection structures. H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; ; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1312 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act; suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; ; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. Issues other than legislation: Issues pertaining to mandat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and duties on foreign imports. H.R.5818 - Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act; ; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1272 - Trade Review Act; support for increasing congress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…essional letter opposing the EATS Act. Additionally, I lobbied in support of mandatory country of origin labeling, specifically the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421), in support of farm-to-school programs with the Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338), and discussed the COVER Act, legislation pertaining to cover…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
I lobbied in support of mandatory country of origin labeling, specifically the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421) and the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act (H.R. 5818). Additionally I had discussions on the U.S.'s agricultural trade deficit.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
I lobbied in support of mandatory country of origin labeling, specifically the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 20, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
…a focus on the MAHA commission report. Additionally, I lobbied in support of mandatory country of origin labeling, specifically the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421), in support of expanding access to custom slaughterhouses via the PRIME Act (H.R. 4700), and in support of farm-to-school programs with the Strengthening Loca…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
FARM ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM ACTION FUND
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
Amount not reported
I lobbied in support of mandatory country of origin labeling, specifically the American Beef Labeling Act (S. 421).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…uld require DOD to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. OPPOSED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - S.421, the American Beef Labeling Act, which would reinstate Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) for beef, requiring the country where the cattle were born,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ionally produced foods. H.R.4601 - Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act; support fo reforms to the Farm-Related Restricted CDL (Seasonal Ag CDL) program. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1312 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act; suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Review Act; support for increasing congressional oversight over the executive branch's ability to unilaterally impose tariffs and duties on foreign imports. S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. S.1272 - Trade Review Act; support for increasing congress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.421 - American Beef Labeling Act; support for reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. Issues other than legislation: Issues pertaining to mandat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing