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HR5875Referred to Committee

COWS Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-31
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jim Costa
Jim Costa
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 90.0% (528 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001059

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Adam Gray (D-CA-13)Original· 2025-10-31
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)Original· 2025-10-31
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-10-31
  • John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)· 2026-03-04

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2025-10-31

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

The COWS Act would establish new regulations or programs related to cattle farming and dairy production in the United States. Based on its agricultural focus, the bill likely aims to address issues affecting livestock farmers, such as animal welfare standards, environmental practices, or market support programs. The proposal is currently under review by the House Agriculture Committee.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Affected Industries

Industries and interest groups with a stake in how this bill is resolved. Compare with each member's outside-money backers on their finance page.

Agriculture

Why this matters: Look up any member who voted on this bill and check their finance page — do the industries listed above match the groups funding their campaigns? That's the kind of connection this tool is built to help you find.

Subjects

Agriculture and Food
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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