HR 4073
106th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Commerce
Poultry
Poultry industry
Poultry inspection
Small business
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include pigeons that are distributed in commerce for use as human food.
Introduced: March 23, 2000
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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 3, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 3, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Mar 23, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 23, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include within the definition of poultry pigeons that are distributed in commerce as human food.
States that certain small enterprise and within-jurisdiction exemptions from specified provisions of such Act shall not apply to the slaughter or processing of pigeons.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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