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HR 2085 104th Congress House

Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling and Residue Test Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling for milk and milk products produced from cows which have been treated with synthetic bovi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling for milk and milk products produced from cows which have been treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to direct the development of a synthetic bovine growth hormone residue test, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 1996 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative procedureBusiness recordsCattleCommerce
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action July 31, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 11, 1996
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jul 20, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 20, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2085: Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling and Residue Test Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2085/
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"H.R. 2085: Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling and Residue Test Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2085/.
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H.R. 2085, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2085/.
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