HR 914

American CANS Act

Summary

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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA-9]
Cosponsors
11
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-02-04: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-02-04: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2025-02-04: Introduced in House
  • 2025-02-04: Introduced in House