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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.2997 Assured Food Safety Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2009-06-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/10815119</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
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OpenCongress Summary. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2010. Wiki Summary; Official Summary. This bill currently has no wiki summary. Create Summary. 10/21/2009--Public Law. ... - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2997/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Food Law Prof Blog: Two Open CRS Reports on Food Imports (from China)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-21:/commentary/3405721</id>
    <updated>2008-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Food Law Prof Blog </name>
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These bills include H.R. 2997, S. 1776, H.R. 1148/S. 654, H.R. 2108/S. 1274, H.R. 3100, H.R. 3610, H.R. 3624, H.R. 3937, H.R. 3967, and S. 2418. A provision in the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-85), passed in September 2007, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/foodlaw/2008/10/two-open-crs-re.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Regulations: Melamine Risk Assessment -- September 2007 - Columns ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-26:/commentary/3457995</id>
    <updated>2008-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Two bills were introduced with the stated goal of improving the safety of imported food: the Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 (H.R. 2997) and the Imported Food Security Act of 2007 (S. 1776). H.R. 2997, the Assured Food Safety Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.preparedfoods.com/Articles/Column/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000169745&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/3508877</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2997, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007, contains a provision we have been seeking to exclude AmeriCorps benefits from being counted as income for purposes of eligibility for Supplemental Security Income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=852&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/3405723</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2997, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007, contains a provision we have been seeking to exclude AmeriCorps benefits from being counted as income for purposes of eligibility for Supplemental Security Income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americorps.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=852&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>food safety bills: excerpts and comments</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-11:/commentary/3148216</id>
    <updated>2007-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Food Poisoning Law Blog </name>
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hr2997 (assured food safety act of 2007) would address the current concern regarding food imported from china and other countries. the bill provides the following safeguards:. (1) establish requirements for a food item to be issued a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://foodpoisoning.pritzkerlaw.com/archives/food-safety-food-safety-bills-excerpts-and-comments.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress: Open ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-03:/commentary/3405722</id>
    <updated>2007-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2997 and S. 1776 would require foreign countries and establishments to receive U.S. certifications before importing into the United States, and charge fees on food imports to cover oversight costs. H.R. 1148, S. 654, H.R. 2108, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RL34152&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>food safety: selected issues and bills in the 110th congress</title>
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    <updated>2007-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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hr 2997 and s. 1776 would require foreign countries and establishments to receive us certifications before importing into the united states, and charge fees on food imports to cover oversight costs. hr 1148, s. 654, hr 2108, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL34152&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2997: To require the Secretary of ...</title>
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    <updated>2007-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] introduced HR 2997: To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2997&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 2997, To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-09:/commentary/851930</id>
    <updated>2007-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2997 would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2997.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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