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119-s-2507119th CongressWALLET

DAIRY PRIDE Act

Sponsored By: Senator Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Introduced

Summary

Protects dairy identity terms by preventing non-dairy foods from using standardized dairy names in interstate commerce unless they meet federal dairy identity or imitation rules. It would add a new misbranding subsection to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, define "dairy product", and set deadlines for FDA guidance and a Congress report on enforcement.

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  • Families and shoppers: Helps shoppers know when a product actually contains dairy by limiting the use of milk, cheese, or yogurt names to foods that meet federal dairy definitions.
  • Dairy producers: Strengthens protections for dairy producers by restricting competitors from labeling non-dairy products with standardized dairy identity terms.
  • Plant-based and alternative food makers: Would require products that use dairy names but do not meet the new dairy definition to change their labels or names or meet the dairy standards.
  • FDA and enforcement: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the FDA Commissioner, to issue draft guidance within 90 days and final guidance within 180 days, and to report to Congress within 2 years on warnings, penalties, and an updated enforcement plan if misbranded foods remain offered interstate.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New rules on dairy names

This bill would ban using standard dairy product names on foods that do not meet federal dairy identity rules. A food could use a dairy name only if it is made from milk of hooved mammals. Or it could meet the federal rules for imitation foods. The FDA would have 90 days after enactment to publish draft guidance and 180 days for final guidance. Within two years, FDA would report to Congress on enforcement actions, warnings, and penalties and update its enforcement plan if needed.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

    ME • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

    SD • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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