HR 1371
105th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Commerce
Consumer education
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Imports
Labeling
Meat
Meat inspection
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997
Introduced: April 17, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.
Apr 17, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 17, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require country of origin (where an animal is raised before slaughter) labeling of imported meat or U.S.-prepared meat food products containing foreign meat.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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