# 119-hr-1394: CURD Act

119-hr-1394, CURD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1394
- Congress: 119
- Title: CURD Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**A national definition of "natural cheese"** would decide which products can use that label. The bill would spell out how natural cheese must be made, list specific processed cheeses that cannot be called natural, and preserve "natural" claims that follow existing rules. - Families and shoppers would get clearer labels showing whether a product is made by traditional cheesemaking or is a processed cheese, while permitted "natural" claims that match federal guidance can still be used. - Producers that meet the bill's production criteria could market products as "natural cheese." Makers of pasteurized process cheeses and similar products would be excluded from using that label. - The bill would create national uniformity so state labeling rules must align with the federal definition, and it lets the Secretary designate other products as process cheeses.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for natural cheese labels: mixed, high. This bill would set one federal definition of natural cheese. It would cover cheeses made by coagulating milk protein, including from non-cow animals, and exclude process cheeses like cheese foods and spreads. Companies could not put natural cheese on a label unless the product fits that definition…

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- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1394 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1394)

## Related
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1394 (as of 2026-10-31).