CURD Act
Sponsored By: Representative Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New rules for natural cheese labels
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. States would be preempted; the federal rule would apply nationwide. Brands could still use natural or all-natural claims if they follow FDA regulations or guidance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Cosponsors
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Gray
CA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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