S 1230 · in committee · significant
SAFETY Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative must negotiate with foreign countries to protect American farmers' right to use common food names like 'basmati' and 'parmesan' in international markets.
- U.S. agricultural producers, processors, and exporters of food products, wine, and beer are affected by these trade negotiations.
- The agencies must report progress to Congress every six months through bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the government balance protecting American farmers' ability to use traditional food names internationally against respecting other countries' geographical origin claims?
- 02
What evidence exists that foreign restrictions on names like 'basmati' and 'parmesan' currently harm U.S. agricultural exports, and how much could resolving this increase farmer revenues?
- 03
Which American food producers and exporters would benefit most from these trade negotiations, and could the required six-month reporting burden create compliance costs?
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Sponsor · R-SD
John Thune
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-01
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2095)
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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