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HR 2801 105th Congress House Agriculture and Food Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Protection Agency Executive reorganization Food adulteration and inspection Food safety Government Operations and Politics Labeling

Safe Food Act of 1997

Introduced: November 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.
Nov 4, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Nov 4, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 4, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Nov 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Food Act of 1997 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Food Safety Administration which shall administer and enforce the food safety laws.

Directs the President to terminate specified food safety-related Federal agencies to the extent their activities relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws.

What's happening now November 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1465 Identical bill Safe Food Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1998
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 4, 1997
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 4, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2801: Safe Food Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2801/
MLA
"H.R. 2801: Safe Food Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2801/.
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H.R. 2801, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2801/.
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