The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry voted to restore Mandatory Country-of-Origin LabelingR-CALF USA - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry approved a bipartisan amendment to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef during its Farm Bill markup. The amendment, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D. ), passed by a broad bipartisan voice vote, making it the only bipartisan amendment adopted during today's markup. “We thank Senate Majority Leader John Thune for his leadership in advancing this amendment and the bipartisan group of senators who supported it. Based on R-CALF USA's observation of the proceedings, the senators appearing to vote in favor of the amendment were Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.