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HR 1232 105th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Commerce Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Fruit Fruit trade Imports Labeling Law Vegetable trade Vegetables

Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1997

Introduced: April 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.
Apr 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1369)
Apr 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1997 - Requires country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural commodities imported into the United States. Authorizes fines for violations of such provision.

What's happening now April 11, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1042 Identical bill Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 15, 1998
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 4, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 29, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 22, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 29, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 22, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 8, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1232: Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1232/
MLA
"H.R. 1232: Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1232/.
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H.R. 1232, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1232/.
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