# 119-hr-4485: Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act

119-hr-4485, Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4485
- Congress: 119
- Title: Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal advisory panel to design a lifecycle-based "climate-friendly" certification for agricultural products.** It would pause federal rules, guidance, certifications, or advertising that call products "climate-friendly" until the panel delivers its report within one year. - Consumers and families: Aims to give shoppers clearer climate information and more choices through a potential market-driven label tied to lifecycle emissions and other production impacts. - Producers and food companies: Would bring industry voices into the design process and could channel producers toward reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions if a certification is later adopted. - Federal agencies and scientists: Requires at least one representative each from the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and the National Academy of Sciences and asks the panel to recommend how to measure emissions, water use, land-use effects, and any other criteria it finds appropriate.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study panel and pause on climate labels: mixed, low. This bill would create an advisory panel to study a climate-friendly food label. The Secretary of Agriculture would appoint members from science, environmental groups, the food and farm industry, and other stakeholders. It would also include at least one member from USDA, EPA, CDC, FDA, and the Nat…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4485)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4485 (as of 2026-04-21).