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HR 1176 100th Congress House

A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.

Introduced: May 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing regulationAgriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeConsumer protection
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Fines (Penalties)Foreign Trade and International FinanceForeign Trade and InvestmentsFruit and fruit tradeImportsLabelingMarketing of farm produceVegetables and vegetable trade
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 25, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Feb 19, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 19, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 to make it unlawful to fail to mark any perishable agricultural commodity as to its State, country, or region of origin.

Increases the penalty from $2,000 to $50,000 for such labeling or misrepresentation violations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1176: A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1176/
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"H.R. 1176: A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1176/.
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H.R. 1176, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1176/.
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[H.R. 1176: A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1176/)
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