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 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
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Became law
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)
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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