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S 1133 106th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Animals Birds Commerce Poultry Poultry industry Poultry inspection

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

Introduced: May 26, 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.
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May 26, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
May 26, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6060-6061)
May 26, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 26, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 765 Identical bill To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 2000
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 1, 1999
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 23, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1133: A bill 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-S-1133/
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"S. 1133: A bill 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-S-1133/.
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S. 1133, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1133/.
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