HR 2085
104th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Business records
Cattle
Commerce
Dairy industry
Dairy products
Department of Agriculture
Food adulteration and inspection
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Hormones
Labeling
Law
Milk
Recombinant DNA
Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling and Residue Test Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 20, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling and Residue Test Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 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 of Agriculture to issue regulations for recordkeeping by persons who sell, purchase, distribute, or use synthetic BGH.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a detection test for synthetic BGH residues in milk.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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