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HR 1387 101th Congress House

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989

Official title: To provide for the inspection of all commercial seafood destined for human consumption in the United States.

Introduced: May 1, 1989 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Fish inspectionFishery productsSeafoodShellfish fisheries
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 7, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 16, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Mar 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Mar 16, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from USDA and HHS.
Mar 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 14, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, within one year of enactment of this Act, to initiate a mandatory comprehensive and statistically representative inspection program of the commercial processing of fish, shellfish, and their products used for human consumption.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 1, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1387: Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1387/
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"H.R. 1387: Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1387/.
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H.R. 1387, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1387/.
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