Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Transgenic animals

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

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

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.5270 Real Solutions to World Hunger Act of 2005

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

To ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5268 Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5271 Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2005

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

To assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5266 Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

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, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.975 Project BioShield II Act of 2005

2005-04-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medical countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak, and for other purposes.