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Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2003

Introduced: November 20, 2003 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Nov 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary of Agriculture to trace: (1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and (2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food product forward from slaughter through processing and distribution to the ultimate consumer.

Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit or restrict entry to a slaughtering establishment of an animal not so identified.

Directs the Secretary to establish a traceability system for all stages of production, processing, and distribution of meat and meat food products and poultry and poultry food products.

What's happening now December 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 4, 2004
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3546: Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3546/
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"H.R. 3546: Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3546/.
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