Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HCR15 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2		-	HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
3	2		HOUSECONCURRENT
4		-	RESOLUTION ~~NOS~~.~~15&9~~
	3	+	RESOLUTION NO.15
5	4		103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
6		-	2519H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
	5	+	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRISTENSEN.
	6	+	2519H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
7	7		WHEREAS,Americanfarmersandranchersraisethebestmeatintheworld;and
8	8		2
9	9		3 WHEREAS,Americansshouldhavetherighttoknowinglybuymade-in-America
10	10		4products;and
11	11		5
12	12		6 WHEREAS,Americanfarmers,ranchers,workers,andconsumersbenefitfrom
13	13		7transparencyontheoriginsoftheirfood;and
14	14		8
15	15		9 WHEREAS,consumershaverepeatedlyandoverwhelminglyexpressedtheirsupport
16	16		10forcountry-of-originlabelingoffoodproductsintheUnitedStates;and
17	17		11
18	18		12 WHEREAS,in2008,theUnitedStatesCongressoverwhelminglypassedmandatory
19	19		13country-of-originlabelingformusclecutsandgroundmeatsoldatretail,requiringmeat
20	20		14producedfromimportedlivestockorimportedboxedmeattobearadifferentlabelfrommeat
21	21		15producedfromUnitedStatesborn,raised,andslaughteredlivestock;and
22	22		16
23	23		17 WHEREAS,tradegroupsandtheorganizationsrepresentingmultinationalmeat
24	24		18packersworkedpredominantlywithCanada,aswellasMexico,tobringaWorldTrade
25	25		19OrganizationcaseagainsttheUnitedStatesfortheremovalofthecountry-of-originlabeling
26	26		20requirements;and
27	27		21
28	28		22 WHEREAS,in2015,theUnitedStatesCongressrepealedthecountry-of-origin
29	29		23labelinglawforbeefandpork,reducingthecompetitiveadvantageofproductsborn,raised,
30	30		24andslaughteredintheUnitedStates;and
31	31		25
32	32		26 WHEREAS,theUnitedStateshasthehighestfoodsafetystandardsintheworld,
33		-	27whileothercountriesplacelessemphasisonfoodsafety;and
34		-	28 29 WHEREAS,foreigncommoditiessuchasbeefandporkaremisleadinglylabeled
	33	+	27whileothercountriesplacelessemphasisonfoodsafety;and 28
	34	+	29 WHEREAS,foreigncommoditiessuchasbeefandporkaremisleadinglylabeled
35	35		30"ProductoftheUSA"iftheyareprocessedorpackedintheUnitedStates;and
36	36		31
37	37		32 WHEREAS,country-of-originlabelinggivesproducersandconsumerstheabilityto
38	38		33distinguishtrulyAmericanproductsfromforeignimportedmeat;and
39	39		34
40	40		35 WHEREAS, technologicaladvancementsmakeitpossibletoaccuratelyand
41	41		36efficientlyidentifytheoriginsofbeefandporkwithoutcostlyseparationofimportedand
42	42		37domesticcommodities;and
43	43		38
44	44		39 WHEREAS,country-of-originlabelingisgoodforfarmers,ranchers,workers,and
45	45		40meatpackersbecauseitallowsthemtoidentifytheirproductsasborn,raised,andslaughtered
46	46		41intheUnitedStates;and
47	47		42
48	48		43 WHEREAS,theMissouriGeneralAssemblysupportsAmericanproducts,and
49	49		44consumershavetherighttoknowtheoriginsoftheirfood:
50	50		45
51	51		46 NOWTHEREFORE BEITRESOLVEDthatthemembersoftheHouseof
52	52		47RepresentativesoftheOneHundredThirdGeneralAssembly,FirstRegularSession,the
53	53		48Senateconcurringtherein,herebysupporttherightofconsumerstoknowtheoriginsoftheir
54		-	49food;supporttheuseofcountry-of-originlabelsonmeatsoldintheUnitedStates;urgethe
55		-	50PresidentoftheUnitedStatestodirecttheUSDAtomaketheircountry-of-originlabeling
56		-	51rulemandatory;urgetheUnitedStatesCongresstoreinstatemandatorycountry-of-origin
57		-	52labeling;andrequirethatmeatproductsclaimingtobe"MadeinAmerica"shallbederived
58		-	53solelyfromanimalsthatwereborn,raised,slaughtered,andprocessedintheUnitedStates;
59		-	54and
60		-	55
61		-	56 BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthattheChiefClerkoftheMissouriHouseof
62		-	57Representativesbeinstructedtoprepareaproperlyinscribedcopyofthisresolutionforthe
63		-	58PresidentoftheUnitedStates,theSpeakeroftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives,the
64		-	59MajorityLeaderoftheUnitedStatesSenate,andeachmemberofMissouri'sCongressional
65		-	60delegation.
	54	+	49food,supporttheuseofcountry-of-originlabels,andurgetheUnitedStatesCongressto
	55	+	50reinstatemandatorycountry-of-originlabeling;and
	56	+	51
	57	+	52 BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthattheChiefClerkoftheMissouriHouseof
	58	+	53Representativesbeinstructedtoprepareaproperlyinscribedcopyofthisresolutionforeach
	59	+	54memberofMissouri'sCongressionaldelegation.
66	60		✔
67		-	~~HCSHCRs15&9~~ 2
	61	+	HCR15 2