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S 248 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Fishes Food supply, safety, and labeling Genetics Seafood

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

Introduced: February 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now February 7, 2013

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 584 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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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 22, 2013
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 7, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 248: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-248/
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"S. 248: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-248/.
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S. 248, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-248/.
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