HR9387
Referred to committee
REAL Butter Act
- Federal
- House
- Introduced Jun 22, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version IHThis Act may be cited as the Recognizing Engineered Alternatives as Lab-Created Butter Act or the REAL Butter Act.
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
If it is a synthesized butter product or contains such a product and its label does not bear immediately before the name of the product lab-created butter or contains lab-created butter, respectively.
For purposes of this paragraph:
The term ‘synthesized butter product’ means a product that—
is marketed as butter, but utilizes sources of milkfat that are synthesized through non-agricultural processes; and
fails to conform to the standard of identity for butter specified in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
The term butter has the meaning given such term in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
If it is a synthesized butter product or contains such a product and its label does not bear immediately before the name of the product lab-created butter or contains lab-created butter, respectively.
For purposes of this paragraph:
The term ‘synthesized butter product’ means a product that—
is marketed as butter, but utilizes sources of milkfat that are synthesized through non-agricultural processes; and
fails to conform to the standard of identity for butter specified in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
The term butter has the meaning given such term in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
Legislative Timeline
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.