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HR 3806 114th Congress House Health Alaska Fishes Food supply, safety, and labeling Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Seafood

Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act

Introduced: November 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act

This bill declares the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus is "pollock" and the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is "golden king crab."

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the sale of pollock labeled "Alaskan pollock" or "Alaska pollock" only if the pollock was harvested in the exclusive economic zone or state waters adjacent to Alaska.
What's happening now October 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Reichert, David
· Nov 16, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 16, 2015
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 2, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3806: Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3806/
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