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109th Congress
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Food Promotion Act of 2005
Introduced: June 23, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 23, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Food Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with voluntary country of origin labeling programs for: (1) meat and meat products; (2) wild fish, wild shellfish, farm-raised fish, farm-raised shellfish, and related products; and (3) perishable agricultural commodities.
Sets forth: (1) limitations on use of U.S. country of origin labels; and (2) civil penalties for program violations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1