S 2208
112th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural trade
Canada
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Trade restrictions
A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.
Introduced: March 20, 2012
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 20, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Export Apple Act to permit apples to be exported to Canada in bulk bins (a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds) without complying with certain inspection and certification requirements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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