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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2443: Providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

BACKGROUND —— FEDERAL LAW. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113), the United States Congress enacted legislation that removed mandatory labeling requirements for beef and pork meat products that had been administered and enforced under regulations adopted by the United States department of agriculture (USDA) and published in the Federal Register in 2009. BACKGROUND —— IOWA LAW. Title V, subtitle 4, of the Code provides for the regulation of agriculture-related products and activities by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS).

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Turek (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2443