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HR 912 110th Congress House

Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2007

Official title: To provide additional funds for food safety research related to perishable agricultural commodities, to provide emergency financial assistance to producers and… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide additional funds for food safety research related to perishable agricultural commodities, to provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh spinach for losses incurred as a result of the removal of fresh spinach and products containing fresh spinach from the market and other actions undertaken in response to a public health advisory regarding spinach issued by the Food and Drug Administration in September 2006, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural researchAgricultural subsidiesAuthorizationCommerce
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Feb 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 8, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional FY2008 appropriations for conducting and supporting applied research to enhance the safety of perishable agricultural commodities for consumers for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service: (2) the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and (3) the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments (not to exceed 75% of the value of the unmarketed spinach crop) to growers and first handlers of fresh spinach that were unable to market spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Public Health Advisory issued on September 14, 2006.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Costa, Jim
California · Feb 8, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 8, 2007
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