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HR 765 106th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animals Birds Commerce Poultry Poultry industry Poultry inspection

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.

Introduced: February 12, 1999 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 18, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 18, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Feb 12, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 12, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include within the definition of poultry birds of the order Ratitae (ostriches, emus, rheas) that are raised for commercial distribution as human food.

What's happening now February 18, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2000
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 1, 1999
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Oct 19, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 5, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 20, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 24, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 12, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 765: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-765/
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"H.R. 765: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-765/.
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H.R. 765, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-765/.
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