HR 3071
101th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural economics
Executive reorganization
Food adulteration and inspection
Government Operations and Politics
Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989
Introduced: August 1, 1989
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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