S 887
110th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
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A bill to restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture.
Introduced: March 14, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3142-3143)
Mar 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3141-3142)
Mar 14, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service the international agricultural inspection program to carry out import and entry agricultural inspections.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3142-3143)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1