John Boozman chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee. In August he voted against the beef labeling amendment his own committee adopted. 🇺🇸 BeefMaps.com Thune's amendment carried all 11 committee Democrats and 6 of the panel's 12 Republicans. Marshall, Moran, Tuberville, McConnell and Justice voted with the chairman against it. Four people carry it from here. Boozman, Klobuchar, Thompson and Craig have staff negotiating this month, then sit down themselves Nov 9. The House never voted on it. Hageman and Khanna filed an MCOOL amendment in April. House Rules blocked it. When the WTO ruled for Canada and Mexico, retaliation was set at $781 million and $228 million a year. Congress repealed the label in December 2015. Thune's version gives USDA and USTR 180 days to find a WTO-compliant path, then one year to run the label. No penalty if it slips. Bill Bullard of R-CALF USA: "American cattle ranchers deserve the opportunity to compete for consumers who want American beef." None of it is law. The label sits one committee amendment deep, while 300,000 metric tons of discounted lean trim comes in for 90 days and no package has to say where the animal was born.