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HR 1176 100th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing regulation Agriculture and Rural Affairs Agriculture in foreign trade Consumer protection Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Fruit and fruit trade Imports Labeling Marketing of farm produce Vegetables and vegetable trade

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: February 19, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 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
 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.

What's happening now March 30, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1