HR 3083
108th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Business records
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Fines (Penalties)
Fishes
Food service
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Indemnity
Labeling
Law
Liability (Law)
Livestock
Country of Origin Labeling Amendment Act of 2003
Introduced: September 11, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 11, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Country of Origin Labeling Amendment Act of 2003 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to revise country of origin labeling provisions, including: (1) specifying the model certification of origin program; (2) specifying producer protections; (3) reducing maximum retailer fines; (4) prohibiting treatment of country of origin violations as adulteration or misbranding; and (5) extending the implementing guideline deadline.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1