American CANS Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 4, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 90 words.
American Consumer Awareness of National Source Act or the American CANS Act This bill revises country-of-origin labeling requirements for canned goods. Under current country-of-origin labeling requirements, every article of foreign origin entering the United States must be legibly marked with the English name of the country of origin of the article (with certain exemptions). This bill requires country-of-origin labeling for any agricultural product packaged in a can to (1) appear on the front label of the can; or (2) be stamped, embossed, or printed on the top of the can.
Context
- Committees
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance: 15 of 908 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 148 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 154 words
- Subjects
- Agricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural tradeFood supply, safety, and labeling
- Latest action
- Feb 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]