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US HB2558
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dusty Johnson
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AI Summary
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Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish legal definitions for "common names" of agricultural commodities and food products, protecting terms like Parmesan, Feta, Gruyere, Prosciutto, and dozens of cheese, meat, wine, and beer names from foreign geographic indication restrictions
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Designates 29 specific food product names (including Asiago, Bologna, Gorgonzola, Pecorino, and Swiss), grape varietal terms, wine descriptors (Chateau, Vintage, Tawny), and 35 beer style names (Pilsener, Hefeweizen, Kolsch) as protected common names
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Expands the definition of "unfair trade practice" to include foreign laws or policies that prohibit or disallow U.S. producers from using common names on their agricultural exports
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements to secure American producers' rights to use common names in foreign markets
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Requires semi-annual briefings to the Senate and House Agriculture and Finance/Ways and Means committees on negotiation progress and successes in preserving common name usage rights
Legislative Description
SAFETY Act of 2025 Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act of 2025
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/1/2025