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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1697 suspends beef promotion fees until federal mandatory country-of-origin labeling is enacted
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Mazzie Christensen and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri halts the collection and remittance of state beef industry fees until federal law mandates a mandatory 'Product of the U.S.A.' country-of-origin label for beef cattle exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. If reinstated by future federal action and that federal law is subsequently repealed, the state fee collection will be suspended again.
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
The organization experiences a suspension of the fee revenue collected and remitted under sections 275.300 to 275.370.
Beef producers and cattle ranchers
Producers are relieved from paying mandatory state beef fees until federal country-of-origin labeling legislation is enacted.
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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 Tied to Federal Action
The bill introduces a conditional mechanism where state-level agricultural fee collection is directly tied to future federal labeling legislation.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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