118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 5583: Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act
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Summary
This bill establishes an advisory panel to study and submit a report to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Congress on the development of a climate-friendly certification for agricultural products. The USDA-appointed advisory panel must include representatives who are scientists (including experts on climate science and nutrition science) and representatives from environmental advocacy organizations, industry, and federal agencies.
USDA may not issue any related regulations or guidance (or otherwise certify or advertise any agricultural product as climate-friendly) before the report is submitted to Congress.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MOOriginal
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
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History
- Introduced in the House by Julia Brownley.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.