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S 2640 114th Congress Senate Health Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Food supply, safety, and labeling Genetics Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marketing and advertising Seafood

Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act

Introduced: March 3, 2016 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 3, 2016
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Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act

This bill requires the market name of genetically modified (commonly called "GMO") salmon to include "Genetically Engineered" or "GE" in front of the existing market name.

The Department of Health and Human Services must ensure that an independent scientific organization: (1) reviews and reports on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) environmental assessment of AquAdvantage Salmon, and (2) conducts its own environmental assessment of the salmon.

Upon receipt of the report from the independent scientific organization, the FDA must conduct another environmental assessment of the salmon, taking into account the findings in the report.
What's happening now March 3, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4713 Related bill Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 19, 2016
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 3, 2016
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2640: Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2640/
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"S. 2640: Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2640/.
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S. 2640, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2640/.
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