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Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Aug 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003 - Prohibits: (1) a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop to be grown, raised, or otherwise cultivated until the final regulations and tracking system required by this Act are in effect; and (2) cultivation of a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop in an open air environment, or in a food commonly used for human food or domestic animal feed.

Directs: (1) the United States Department of Agriculture to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of all pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent contamination; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture to issue related regulations.

Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of such provisions.

Directs the National Academy of Sciences to report on alternative methods to produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals that may be conducted in controlled production facilities without the risk of contamination.

Defines: (1) genetically engineered plant; (2) genetically engineered material; (3) genetically engineered seed; (4) pharmaceutical crop; and (5) industrial crop.

What's happening now August 7, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 25, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 25, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 25, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2921: Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2921/
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"H.R. 2921: Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2921/.
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