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HR 115 107th Congress House

Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act

Official title: To provide for a program to educate the public regarding the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, to support additional scientific res… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a program to educate the public regarding the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, to support additional scientific research regarding the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology to produce food, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural biotechnologyAgricultural economicsAgricultural researchAgriculture in foreign trade
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AllergiesCommerceConsumer educationEconomic researchEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental assessmentEnvironmental researchEnvironmental risk assessmentFederal aid to medical researchFederal aid to researchFood safetyForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityHealthInternational competitivenessResearch grantsRisk assessmentScience, Technology, CommunicationsTechnology assessment
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a public information program regarding the use of biotechnology to produce food for human consumption (which shall be carried out as a component of the Food Safety Initiative of the President).

Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to revise the purposes and types of research under the biotechnology risk assessment grant program, including the use of biotechnology in food production.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 115: Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-115/
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"H.R. 115: Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-115/.
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H.R. 115, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-115/.
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