Open Congress : Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.Res.317 Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes.

2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1370 Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

2009-03-05T00:00:00Z

To improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1332 Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009

2009-03-05T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.191 Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.

2009-02-25T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.

Bill Introduced: H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.815 SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2009

2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

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.814 Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2009

2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.185 Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6636 Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

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.6637 Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1046 Expressing support for the designation of September 2008 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for the designation of September 2008 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5219 To authorize appropriations for the seafood inspection regime of the Food and Drug Administration.

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the seafood inspection regime of the Food and Drug Administration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4855 To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4543 To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.

2007-12-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4331 Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

2007-12-06T00:00:00Z

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