HR 222
106th 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 1999
Introduced: January 6, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999 - 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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