American CANS Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 9 · D-CA
11 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - WI District 3 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - CA District 1 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - WI District 6 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WI District 1 · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - OR District 6 · D-OR
U.S. Representative - ME District 1 · D-ME
U.S. Representative - PA District 1 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - WI District 5 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - MI District 8 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - California District 20 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - New York District 19 · D-NY
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 914 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| Policy Area | Foreign Trade and International Finance |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 4, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 11 · House vote — · 1 views |