Skip to main content
HR 1003 108th Congress House

Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act

Official title: To expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money penalt… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money penalties, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand enforcement options to include such penalties with respect to meat and poultry.

Introduced: February 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCollection of accountsCommerce
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Department of AgricultureEconomics and Public FinanceFines (Penalties)FraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsJudicial reviewLabelingLawMeat inspectionMeat packing industry
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Feb 27, 2003
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.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to assess specified civil money penalties for violations of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize civil money penalties for violations of provisions under such Act as they relate to meat and poultry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 27, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1003: Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1003/
MLA
"H.R. 1003: Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1003/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1003, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1003/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1003: Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1003/)
Report a problem