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HR 1605 107th Congress House

Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act

Official title: To require that perishable agricultural commodities be labeled or marked as to their country of origin and to establish penalties for violations of such labeling requirements.

Introduced: November 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign tradeCommerceFines (Penalties)Foreign Trade and International Finance
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FruitFruit tradeGrocery tradeImportsLabelingLawRestaurantsVegetable tradeVegetables
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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
Oct 4, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6352-6353)
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Apr 26, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6352-6353)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 to require retailers to provide consumers with country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural commodities. Exempts food service establishments from such requirement. Authorizes fines for violations of such provision.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 16, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 17, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1605: Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1605/
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"H.R. 1605: Produce Consumers' Right-to-Know Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1605/.
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H.R. 1605, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1605/.
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