# 116-hr-5818: Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act

116-hr-5818, Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5818
- Congress: 116
- Title: Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as buffalo unless the specific term used in the labeling is water buffalo.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5818 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5818)

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- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5818 (as of 2025-11-18).