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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1690 suspends state beef checkoff fees until federal mandatory country-of-origin labeling is enacted
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Scott Cupps and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri suspends the collection and remittance of state beef industry fees until the United States Congress passes a mandatory country-of-origin labeling law for beef. If federal legislation reinstates the fees and is later repealed, the fee collection is suspended again.
- State beef checkoff programs collect fees from cattle sales to fund promotion, research, and industry education. context
- Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements have been a subject of federal legislative debate concerning livestock and meat imports. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Missouri Beef Industry Council
Collection and remittance of fees to the council are suspended until federal country-of-origin labeling requirements are enacted.
Beef cattle producers
State-mandated beef assessment fees are halted until federal labeling laws change.
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When will the suspended beef fees resume?
What happens if Congress reinstates the fees and then repeals that law?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Conditional State Fee Suspension
The bill ties state-level agricultural fee collection directly to federal trade labeling requirements.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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