HR 272
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019
Introduced: January 8, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs.
The bill also allows private rights of action to challenge state or local regulations relating to agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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