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HR 2964 107th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animals Commerce Fishes Foreign Trade and International Finance Imports Labeling Marketing Species

To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Oct 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 25, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 25, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires fish to be classified within the family Ictalariidae to be considered catfish for purposes of the misbranded food and imports and exports provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (thereby excluding the fish Pangasius bocourti from consideration as a catfish).
What's happening now October 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 10, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 10, 2001
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 10, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2964: To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2964/
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"H.R. 2964: To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2964/.
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H.R. 2964, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2964/.
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[H.R. 2964: To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2964/)
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