CURD Act
Latest action · Jun 14, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD Act
This bill provides statutory authority for a definition of natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2021 to Aug 2, 2022; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Aug 2, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 102, June 11, 2021, page H2710.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4487 | CURD Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 26, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CURD Act
- Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
