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Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act

Introduced: March 17, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Mar 17, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 17, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E470-471)
Mar 17, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act - Requires retailers to provide consumers with country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural commodities. Exempts food service establishments from such requirement. Authorizes fines for violations of such provision.

What's happening now March 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 860 Procedurally related Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 23, 1999
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 30, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 17, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 17, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 17, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1145: Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1145/
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"H.R. 1145: Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1145/.
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H.R. 1145, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1145/.
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