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Bovine Somatotropin Marketing Equivalency Act of 1993

Introduced: June 10, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 10, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 10, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bovine Somatotropin Marketing Equivalency Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define bovine somatotropin for purposes of such Act.

Prohibits its use in intrastate, interstate, or international commerce until the President certifies that the U.S. dairy industry has established equivalent marketing practices (for bovine somatotropin) with those of one or more major milk and dairy exporting countries.

What's happening now July 16, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 10, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2382: Bovine Somatotropin Marketing Equivalency Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2382/
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"H.R. 2382: Bovine Somatotropin Marketing Equivalency Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2382/.
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H.R. 2382, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2382/.
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