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Imported Products and Commodities Safety Act of 1987

Introduced: March 31, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 10, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 8, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 2, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 31, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 31, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 31, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imported Products and Commodities Safety Act of 1987 - Title I: Imported Meat and Poultry Products - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to the Congress about the Department of Agriculture's resources for sampling and enforcement methods regarding pesticide and drug residues in imported meat and poultry products.

Title II: Imported Raw Agricultural Commodities - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a plan specifying the Food and Drug Administration's resources for sampling and enforcement methods (including district data sharing) regarding pesticide residues in imported raw agricultural commodities.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) prepare a fiscal year commodity import monitoring summary; and (2) submit an annual enforcement report to the appropriate congressional committees.

What's happening now June 17, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 31, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1877: Imported Products and Commodities Safety Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1877/
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"H.R. 1877: Imported Products and Commodities Safety Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1877/.
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H.R. 1877, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1877/.
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