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S 3969 111th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish.

Introduced: November 18, 2010 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labelingGeneticsSeafood
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 18, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 18, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 18, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that fact.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6264 Related bill To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 18, 2010
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 18, 2010
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 18, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3969: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3969/
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"S. 3969: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3969/.
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S. 3969, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3969/.
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