Bill stops beef from other countries without Congress approval.
H.R. 10509 — BEEF Act · Filed by Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez (D-NM) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill cancels a presidential order that let more beef in from other countries. It says Congress must approve any future orders to bring in more beef. The bill sets up a Beef Import and Domestic Supply Advisory Board. This board works in the Department of Agriculture. It will have ranchers, beef makers, math experts, and people who speak for shoppers. The board will grow the U.S. cattle herd and make more beef at home. It will cut rules that burden ranchers and keep beef prices low.
Who it affects
Ranchers and beef makers at home gain from limits on beef from other countries. Shoppers may pay more for beef at first because imports are limited. The advisory board has ranchers, beef makers, math experts, and shoppers who will shape beef rules.
One thing to notice
The bill limits beef from other countries to help ranchers at home. But this may raise beef prices for shoppers at first. The board has more ranchers and beef makers than shoppers, so its advice may favor ranchers.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- presidential order — A rule made by the president without Congress voting on it.
- advisory board — A group of people who give advice to a government office.
- domestic supply — Beef and cattle raised and made inside the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,937 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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