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To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to preserve foreign markets for goods using common names, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish protections for United States agricultural producers to use common names for their products in foreign markets. The bill defines "common names" as names ordinarily used for agricultural commodities and food products (such as Parmesan for cheese, Pale Ale for beer, or Chateau for wine) and provides examples of common names for various food products, wines, and beers. It designates the restriction or prohibition of common names for U.S. agricultural products as a trade barrier. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative to negotiate bilateral and multilateral agreements to secure the right of U.S. producers to use these common names in foreign markets and to provide semi-annual briefings to Congress on these negotiation efforts.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dusty Johnson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,175
- SANFORD HEALTH $31,000
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA $28,050
- AVERA HEALTH $18,200
- VANTAGE POINT $15,205
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dusty Johnson → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred 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. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Fischbach, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to preserve foreign markets for goods using common names, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act of 2025” or the “SAFETY Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PRESERVING FOREIGN MARKETS FOR GOODS USING COMMON NAMES.
(a) Definitions.—Section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “As used in this Act—” and inserting “In this Act:”;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (4), respectively, and reordering accordingly;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Common name.—
“(A) In general.—The term ‘common name’ means a name that—
“(i) is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product;
“(ii) is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product;
“(iii) with respect to wine—
“(I) is— “(aa) ordinarily or customarily used for a wine grape varietal name; or “(bb) a traditional term or expression that is typically placed on the packaging and label of the wine; and
“(II) does not mean any appellation of origin for wine listed in subpart C of part 9 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
“(iv) the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
“(B) Examples.—The following names shall be considered common names under subparagraph (A):
“(i) With respect to food products:
“(I) American.
“(II) Asiago.
“(III) Basmati.
“(IV) Black forest ham.
“(V) Bologna.
“(VI) Bratwurst.
“(VII) Chevre.
“(VIII) Chorizo.
“(IX) Colby.
“(X) Feta.
“(XI) Fontina.
“(XII) Gorgonzola.
“(XIII) Grana.
“(XIV) Gruyere.
“(XV) Kielbasa.
“(XVI) Limburger and Limburgo.
“(XVII) Mascarpone.
“(XVIII) Monterey and Monterey jack.
“(XIX) Mortadella.
“(XX) Munster and muenster.
“(XXI) Neufchatel.
“(XXII) Parmesan.
“(XXIII) Pecorino.
“(XXIV) Pepper Jack.
“(XXV) Prosciutto.
“(XXVI) Ricotta.
“(XXVII) Romano. “(XXVIII) Salami.
“(XXIX) Swiss.
“(ii) With respect to wine:
“(I) The list of grape varietal terms in section 4.91 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
“(II) The grape variety designations administratively approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
“(III) The following nonvarietal descriptors: “(aa) Chateau. “(bb) Classic.
“(cc) Clos.
“(dd) Cream. “(ee) Crusted and Crusting. “(ff) Noble. “(gg) Ruby. “(hh) Sur lie.
“(ii) Tawny. “(jj) Vintage. “(kk) Vintage character.
“(iii) With respect to beer:
“(I) Bitter.
“(II) Pale Ale.
“(III) India Pale Ale.
“(IV) Mild.
“(V) Porter.
“(VI) Stout.
“(VII) Barleywine.
“(VIII) Dubbel.
“(IX) Quadrupel.
“(X) Witbier.
“(XI) Saison.
“(XII) Biere de Garde.
“(XIII) Oud Red.
“(XIV) Altbier.
“(XV) Weisse.
“(XVI) Gose.
“(XVII) Hefeweizen.
“(XVIII) Dunkel.
“(XIX) Helles.
“(XX) Rauchbier.
“(XXI) Pilsener.
“(XXII) Maerzen.
“(XXIII) Schwarzbier.
“(XXIV) Doppelbock.
“(XXV) Bock.
“(XXVI) Kellerbier.
“(XXVII) Munchener and Munich style. “(XXVIII) Oktoberfest.
“(XXIX) Dortmunder.
“(XXX) Kolsch and Koelsch.
“(XXXI) Budejovick’e pivo (Budweiser beer).
“(XXXII) Cream. “(XXXIII) Grodziskie.
“(XXXIV) Jerez and sherry.
“(XXXV) Lager.
“(C) Considerations.—In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may take into account—
“(i) competent sources, such as dictionaries, newspapers, professional journals and literature, and information posted on websites that are determined by the Secretary to be reliable in reporting market information;
“(ii) the use of the common name in a domestic, regional, or international product standard, including a standard promulgated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, for the agricultural commodity or food product; and
“(iii) the ordinary and customary use of the common name in the production or marketing of the agricultural commodity or food product in the United States or in other countries.”; and
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph
(A)—
(A) in clause (v), by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(vii) prohibits or disallows the use of the common name of an agricultural commodity or food product of the United States.”.
(b) Negotiations To Defend Use of Common Names.—Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5652 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 303. NEGOTIATIONS TO DEFEND THE USE OF COMMON NAMES.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall coordinate efforts with the United States Trade Representative to secure the right of United States 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 that assure the current and future use of each common name in connection with United States agricultural commodities or food products.
“(b) Briefing.—The Secretary and the United States Trade Representative shall jointly provide to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a semi-annual briefing on their efforts and success in carrying out subsection (a).”. <all>
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