S.1300 - Food Promotion Act of 2005

A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin information with respect to certain agricultural products, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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Short: Food Promotion Act of 2005 as introduced.
Official: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin information with respect to certain agricultural products, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Sponsor

Richard Santorum

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Committees

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Introduced

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House
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President
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06/23/05

Latest Action Jun 23, 2005Introduced in Senate Related Bills (0) & Issues (31)

Official Summary

6/23/2005--Introduced.
Food Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with voluntary country of origin labeling programs for:
(1) meat and meat products;
(2) wild fish, wild shellfish, farm-raised fish, farm-raised shellfish, and related products; and
(3) perishable agricultural commodities.
Sets forth:
(1) limitations on use of U.S. country of origin labels; and
(2) civil penalties for program violations.

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