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HR 3071 101th Congress House

Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989

Official title: To consolidate food inspection functions in the Department of Agriculture.

Introduced: September 18, 1989 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural economicsExecutive reorganizationFood adulteration and inspectionGovernment Operations and Politics
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Sep 5, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA, and HHS.
Sep 5, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Sep 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Aug 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Aug 16, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 1, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989 - Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture food inspection functions and personnel of: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services carried out by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as transferred by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to make rules with respect to such transfers, including the establishment of a single agency within the Department of Agriculture to carry out such functions and the functions of the Food Safety Inspection Service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 2, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3071: Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3071/
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"H.R. 3071: Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3071/.
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