S 135
109th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Aquaculture
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Food industry
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Labeling
Law
Marketing of farm produce
Meat
Peanuts
Seafood
Sheep
Swine
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities.
Introduced: January 24, 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
Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to country of origin labeling provisions to: (1) include as a covered commodity ground and muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork as a processed food ingredient; and (2) make country of origin provisions applicable to retail sales as of September 30, 2005.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1