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HR 520 112th Congress House

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

Introduced: May 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labelingGeneticsSeafood
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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 it contains genetically-engineered fish.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 13, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 3, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 12, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 30, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2011
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 16, 2011
WU, DAVID
· Feb 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 520: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-520/
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"H.R. 520: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-520/.
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H.R. 520, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-520/.
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