DAIRY PRIDE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8414 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8414 To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Riley of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act'' or the ``DAIRY PRIDE Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Act to establish that no food may be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce using a name for a standardized dairy product if the food does not meet the criterion set forth for dairy products under paragraph (z)(2) of section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) (as added by section 3(a)) or the requirements for imitation of another food under paragraph (c) of section 403 of such Act. SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT OF DEFINITION. (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(z)(1) If it uses the name for a standardized dairy product described in subparagraph (3) and the food does not meet-- ``(A) the criterion for being a dairy product, as described in subparagraph (2); or ``(B) the requirements for imitation of another food under paragraph (c). ``(2) For purposes of this paragraph, a food is a dairy product only if the food is, contains as a primary in