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S. 242 106th Congress Senate

Meat Labeling Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the labeling of imported meat and meat food products.

Introduced: January 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative procedureAgriculture in foreign tradeAnimalsBeef
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Business recordsCommerceDepartment of AgricultureForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkImportsLabelingLawMeat inspectionPorkSheep
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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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Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meat Labeling Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem misbranded beef, lamb, and pork that does not bear certain country of origin labeling. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations for such labeling. Authorizes the Secretary to require that any person that prepares, stores, handles, or distributes such meat for retail sale maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail in order to verify compliance with such regulations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 222 Procedurally related Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2000
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 22, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 242: Meat Labeling Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-242/
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"S. 242: Meat Labeling Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-242/.
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