119th Congress
H.R. 914
American CANS Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Josh Harder(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Feb 4, 2025
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
Added later (13)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI) · Feb 27, 2025
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI) · Feb 27, 2025
- L000578 · Feb 27, 2025
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Mar 3, 2025
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Mar 3, 2025
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Mar 6, 2025
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) · Mar 18, 2025
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · May 6, 2025
- Jim Costa (D-CA) · Jun 12, 2025
- Josh Riley (D-NY) · Jul 10, 2025
- David G. Valadao (R-CA) · Jul 13, 2026
- Mike Thompson (D-CA) · Aug 3, 2026
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN) · Aug 31, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
American Consumer Awareness of National Source Act or the American CANS Act
This bill revises country-of-origin labeling requirements for canned goods.
Under current country-of-origin labeling requirements, every article of foreign origin entering the United States must be legibly marked with the English name of the country of origin of the article (with certain exemptions). This bill requires country-of-origin labeling for any agricultural product packaged in a can to (1) appear on the front label of the can; or (2) be stamped, embossed, or printed on the top of the can.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 4, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in House