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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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