{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-introduces-bill-protect-us-raised-beef", "Congresswoman Hageman Introduces Bill to Protect US-Raised Beef", "2023-07-28", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023.\n\nThe bill, which is co-led by Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), seeks to prohibit beef retailers from designating foreign beef as an American-made product by defining US-produced beef as coming from animals \u201cexclusively born, raised, slaughtered, and packaged in the United States.\u201d Processors who do not comply with country of origin labeling requirements will be assessed a fine of $5,000 per pound of beef illegally labeled as \u201cmade in the USA.\u201d\n\nDiscussing the bill, Congresswoman Hageman stated: \u201cBeef is a key product of the American West, and enhanced country of origin labeling guidance is vital to protecting small-scale farmers and ranchers that must compete with mega meatpacking conglomerates. Clarifying what it means to be \u2018made in the USA\u2019 will give consumers greater confidence in what they feed their families, support local farmers and economies, and crack down on deceptive labeling practices by the big four meatpackers.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need to help American farmers who are competing with multi-national meat packing companies that are importing cattle and falsely labeling it as from the United States,\" said Rep. Khanna. \"The Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act will level the playing field for our ranchers and I'm proud to lead this effort with Rep. Hageman.\u201d\n\nIn addition to bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, multiple stakeholder groups have applauded this bill, including R-CALF, US Cattlemen\u2019s Association, and Farm Action Fund. \u201cLabels should clearly say where food comes from,\u201d said Joe Van Wye, Farm Action Fund\u2019s policy and outreach director. \u201cWe thank Representatives Hageman and Khanna for championing this legislation and we look forward to fighting for its inclusion in the farm bill.\u201d\n\nThe Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act is Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s twelfth bill introduced since joining Congress in January 2023.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-introduces-bill-protect-us-raised-beef"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8615581318736076, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}