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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility.

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3/27/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, which shall:
(1) be an integrated human, foreign-animal, and zoonotic disease research, development, testing,... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

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March 27, 2007

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Sep 26, 2008: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 28, 2008.
Sep 12, 2008: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Aug 01, 2008: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-819, Part I.
Aug 01, 2008: For Further Action See H.R.1684.
Added to calendar on Aug 01, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
Aug 01, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 06, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 06, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 09, 2007: For Further Action See H.R.1684.
May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Apr 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
Mar 28, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 27, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
Mar 27, 2007: Referred to House Homeland Security
Mar 27, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced on Mar 27, 2007.

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