119th Congress
S. 184
CURD Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Added later (1)
- Peter Welch (D-VT) · Oct 15, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD Act
This bill establishes a statutory definition for natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese (ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard) that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards. The definition excludes pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, and cheese spreads.
A food that does not meet this definition is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if its label includes the term natural cheese as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate