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Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act

Introduced: June 21, 1994 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock.
Jun 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1266)
Jun 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act - Title I: Labeling - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to impose labeling requirements on milk and milk products intended for human consumption produced from cows treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone (BGH).

Directs the Secretary to issue recordkeeping regulations for persons who sell, buy, distribute, or use synthetic BGH.

Establishes civil penalties for labeling, recordkeeping, or related violations.

Title II: Reduction in Price - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce the price received for milk produced by cows injected with synthetic BGH.

Title III: Residue Test - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a detection test for synthetic BGH residues in milk.

What's happening now June 27, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 21, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 21, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4618: Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4618/
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