U.S. Former President Barack Obama signed into law S. 764, which became Public Law No. 114-216 – also known as the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The Act directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a national bioengineered disclosure standard by July 29, 2018 for the regulation of bioengineered food labels. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a final rule, titled "Amendment to Emergency Release Notification Regulations on Reporting Exemption for Air Emissions From Animal Waste at Farms; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act." The final rule amends the emergency release notification regulations under the EPCRA and will become effective on July 15, 2019. 

This Issue Tracker will keep track of all federal legislative actions following the signing of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act and will also list and track prior events for historical purposes and additional clarity.