H.R. 1394 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
CURD Act
Cosponsors: 29 (12 D, 17 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-14
Latest action (2025-02-14): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What H.R. 1394 does, in plain terms
Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD Act This bill establishes a statutory definition for natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese (ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard) that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards. The definition excludes pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, and cheese spreads. A food that does not meet this definition is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if its label includes the term natural cheese as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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