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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 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 17, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 242 Procedurally related Meat Labeling Act of 1999
  • S 530 Procedurally related Export Apple Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3 Independent 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 23, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 6, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 6, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 6, 1999
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 6, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 222: Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-222/
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"H.R. 222: Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-222/.
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H.R. 222, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-222/.
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