Open Congress : Livestock and Horticulture - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.6295 To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to add clementines to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to minimum quality import requirements issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.

2006-09-28T20:00:00Z

To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to add clementines to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to minimum quality import requirements issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6193 EAT Healthy America Act

2006-09-25T20:00:00Z

To continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6130 New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2006

2006-09-20T20:00:00Z

To enhance the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1013 Encouraging municipalities to adopt and enforce effective protections against dog bites, and for other purposes.

2006-09-13T20:00:00Z

Encouraging municipalities to adopt and enforce effective protections against dog bites, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6042 To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.

2006-09-06T20:00:00Z

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5991 To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat products.

2006-07-27T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat products.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5909 Haley's Act

2006-07-25T20:00:00Z

To promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5729 Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2006

2006-06-28T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5727 Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2006

2006-06-28T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5557 Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act

2006-06-07T20:00:00Z

To promote the humane treatment of farm animals.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5269 Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act

2006-05-01T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4713 To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.

2006-02-07T19:00:00Z

To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4689 Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005

2006-01-31T19:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to provide that a quality grade label issued by the Secretary of Agriculture for beef and lamb may not be used for imported beef or imported lamb.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4603 Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Act of 2005

2005-12-15T19:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pandemic influenza, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4476 Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act

2005-12-07T19:00:00Z

To establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4365 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce on September 30, 2006.

2005-11-16T19:00:00Z

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce on September 30, 2006.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Influenza Preparedness and Prevention Act of 2005

2005-11-06T19:00:00Z

To provide for programs and activities with respect to pandemic influenza, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4031 Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act

2005-10-06T20:00:00Z

To provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3931 Downed Animal Protection Act

2005-09-27T20:00:00Z

To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3369 Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2005

2005-07-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes.