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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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