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S 1149 110th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Commerce Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Interstate commerce Meat inspection Poultry State laws

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture…

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A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.

Introduced: April 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 18, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4693)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of state inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that state inspection requirements are at least equal to federal inspection requirements.

Provides partial state reimbursement for inspection costs.

What's happening now April 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 18, 2007
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 8, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1149: A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1149/
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"S. 1149: A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1149/.
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S. 1149, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1149/.
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[S. 1149: A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1149/)
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