SAVE Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2023-05-17Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-17Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-17Introduced in House
- 2023-05-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-17 (00)
Safeguarding American Value-added Exports Act or the SAVE Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to secure foreign markets for goods using common names.
In general, the bill defines common name as a name that USDA determines (1) is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product, (2) is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product, and (3) the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Specifically, USDA must coordinate efforts with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to secure the right of U.S. agricultural producers, processors, and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets. Through the negotiation of bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or exchanges of letters, USDA and the USTR must assure the current and future use of each common name identified by USDA in connection with U.S. agricultural commodities or food products.
Cosponsors (12)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
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