HR1394119th CongressWALLET

CURD Act

Sponsored By: Representative Steil

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.

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

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

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Costa

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/14/2025

  • Mrvan

    IN • D

    Sponsored 2/24/2025

  • Fitzgerald

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/24/2025

  • Van Orden

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Wied

    WI • R

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Grothman

    WI • R

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

  • Schneider

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Panetta

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/11/2025

  • Feenstra

    IA • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • McDonald Rivet

    MI • D

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

  • Miller-Meeks

    IA • R

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Pocan

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Gray

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/23/2025

  • Vindman

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Tiffany

    WI • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

  • Tonko

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Stevens

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/27/2026

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