Cloned Food Labeling Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly, and for other purposes.

2/12/2007--Introduced.
Cloned Food Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem as misbranded a food or meat food product that contains any part of a cloned animal and does not bear a conspicuous label including a notice of that information. Requires individuals to maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail that will permit verification of compliance with this Act. Deems as misbranded a food that bears a label indicating that it does not contain cloned product, unless the label is in accordance with applicable regulations that may not:
(1) require such a label to include a statement indicating that the fact that a food does not contain such product has no bearing on the safety of the food for human consumption; and
(2) prohibit such a label on the basis that, in the case of the type of food involved, there is no version of the food in commercial distribution that does contain such product. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of this Act. Exempts a person who establishes a guaranty, signed by the person residing in the United States from whom the food was received in good faith, that the food does not contain any cloned product. Allows a person to commence a civil action against a person who is alleged to have violated this Act or the applicable Secretary where a failure of the Secretary to perform any act or duty that is not discretionary is alleged.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
• and 23 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Agriculture
• 4 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Agriculture
  • House Agriculture
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.992

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 12, 2007

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• Mar 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
• Mar 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Feb 13, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 12, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Feb 12, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
• Feb 12, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Feb 12, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.414

Related Issue Areas:

• Labeling
• Food
• Administrative procedure
• Administrative remedies
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• Agriculture
• Animals
• Business
• Citizen lawsuits
• Cloning
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Consumers
• Deceptive advertising
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Executive departments
• Fines (Penalties)
• Food industry
• Food labeling
• Food safety
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Judicial review
• Law
• Legal fees
• Livestock
• Meat inspection
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