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7/11/2007--Introduced.<br/>Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to jointly establish a program to require all food items imported into the United States to bear a certificate of assured safety issued by the government of the country from which the item is imported. Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner to: (1) establish certificate requirements; and (2) prohibit a food item that does not bear such certificate from being imported into the United States. Authorizes specified exemptions. Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner, upon a food item's failure to provide the assured safety level, to prohibit the importation of any similar food item produced by the same person in the same country until the Secretary or the Commissioner inspects the production place and determines that sufficient corrective steps have been taken. Requires: (1) heightened inspections for three years following the removal of a food item's import prohibition; and (2) inspection-related user fees on foods imported into the United States. Authorizes fee waiver or reduction. Provides: (1) a private right of action against an importer; and (2) criminal penalties against an importer who knowingly imports a non-complying food item.<br/>

1184558400 2007-07-16 Thu Nov 06 23:54:12 -0600 2008 introduced 45131 'act':4 '2007':6 'food':2 'assur':1 'safeti':3 51345 short introduced 45131 'drug':13 'food':11,26 'item':27 'assur':22 'certif':20 'import':25 'requir':2,18 'safeti':23 'program':17 'establish':15 'secretari':4 'agricultur':6 'commission':9 48340 official action 45131 1184558400 Mon Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2007 173868 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. K000009 1946-06-17 2186 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152 9 202-225-7711 Marcy 'd':4 '-9':6 'oh':5 'rep':1 'marci':2,7,9 'kaptur':3,8,10 F 400211 Kaptur Marcy_Kaptur Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9] N00003522 8394 Democrat 202-225-4146 Roman Catholic OH Marcy Kaptur 4.52941176470588 http://www.kaptur.house.gov/ C001068 1949-05-24 1004 Longworth House Office Building http://cohen.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=113 9 202-225-5663 Steve 'd':4 '-9':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'cohen':3,8,10 'steve':2,7,9 M 412236 Cohen Stephen_Cohen Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] N00003225 8830 Democrat 202-225-3265 TN Steve Cohen 4.16666666666667 http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s30.htm RepCohen L000559 1964-04-22 109 Cannon House Office Building http://langevin.house.gov/comments.shtml 2 202-225-5976 James 'd':4 '-2':6 'ri':5 'jim':9 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,10 'langevin':3,8,11 M 400230 Langevin James_R._Langevin R. Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2] Jim N00009724 5809 Democrat 202-225-2735 RI Jim James Langevin 2.0 http://www.house.gov/langevin/ R000409 1947-06-21 2300 Rayburn House Office Building http://rohrabacher.house.gov/Contact/Zip.htm 46 202-225-0145 Dana 'r':4 'ca':5 '-46':6 'rep':1 'dana':2,7,9 'rohrabach':3,8,10 M 400343 Rohrabacher Dana_Rohrabacher T. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46] N00007151 6177 Republican 202-225-2415 Christian CA Dana Rohrabacher 6.375 http://rohrabacher.house.gov/ S001169 1951-12-12 1022 Longworth House Office Building http://www.sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml 7 202-226-0280 Joe 'd':4 '-7':6 'pa':5 'joe':2,7,9 'rep':1 'sestak':3,8,10 M 412232 Sestak Joe_Sestak Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] N00028049 6819 Democrat 202-225-2011 PA Joe Joe Sestak 1.71428571428571 http://sestak.house.gov/ action 45131 1184558400 Mon Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2007 173868 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 125229 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7636-7637) action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122189 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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. action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122190 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 137853 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122191 Referred to House Agriculture action 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122192 Referred to House Ways and Means introduced 45131 1184126400 Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122188