S 337
111th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural trade
Argentina
Congressional oversight
Latin America
Livestock
Trade restrictions
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009
Introduced: January 28, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 28, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S995-996)
Jan 28, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit the importation into the United States of any ruminant or swine, or any fresh (including chilled or frozen) meat or product of any ruminant or swine, that is born, raised, or slaughtered in Argentina until the Secretary certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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