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S 1521 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling Public contracts and procurement Seafood

Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act

Introduced: September 18, 2013 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 18, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6599-6600)
Sep 18, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act - Prohibits a federal executive agency: (1) in awarding a contract for the procurement, concessions, or vending of fish or seafood, from requiring or referencing a certificate of sustainability for, or otherwise identifying as sustainable, such fish or seafood based on criteria developed by a third party nongovernmental organization; or (2) from endorsing the use of any label, standard, or other scheme to certify fish or seafood as sustainable based on criteria or standards developed by a third party nongovernmental organization.

Nullifies any rule, regulation, or guideline issued by an executive agency, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that requires or recommends that fish or seafood be certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization.

What's happening now September 18, 2013

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

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