HR 1769 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

DAIRY PRIDE Act

Introduced Mar 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Peter Welch D-VT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or the DAIRY PRIDE Act

This bill prohibits the sale of any food that uses the market name of a dairy product (such as milk, yogurt, or cream cheese) unless the food (1) is the milk of a hooved animal, (2) is derived from such milk, or (3) contains such milk as a primary ingredient.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Sep 21, 2020; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-NYAnthony BrindisiOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalMar 14, 2019
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalMar 14, 2019
I-MIPaul MitchellOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-WIRon KindOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-WISean P. DuffyOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMar 14, 2019
R-NYTom ReedOriginalMar 14, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigApr 1, 2019
R-IDRuss FulcherApr 1, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerMay 23, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJun 6, 2019
R-PAFred KellerJun 18, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserJun 25, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerJul 11, 2019
D-NHChris PappasJul 16, 2019
R-MITim WalbergJul 25, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinSep 10, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredSep 13, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerDec 5, 2019
R-MIFred UptonFeb 12, 2020
R-MNJim HagedornFeb 12, 2020
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersMay 1, 2020
R-WIThomas P. TiffanySep 21, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 14, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 15, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Mar 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7998Fred Keller R-PASep 26, 2019

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 46, March 14, 2019, page H2746.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-93IMPROVING SAFETY AND TRANSPARENCY IN AMERICA'S FOOD AND DRUGS350 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJan 29, 2020

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 778DAIRY PRIDE ActReintroduction ofFeb 3, 2017
S 792DAIRY PRIDE ActIdentical billMar 14, 2019

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
DAIRY PRIDE Act
Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House

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