HR 4547
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Seafood
Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act
Introduced: July 11, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act or the LESS Act
This bill establishes the Inspection and Consumption of Shrimp and Shrimp Products Fund.
The fund consists of duties that are collected on shrimp and shrimp products that are imported into the United States. The fund must be used to support (1) the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to inspect imported shrimp and shrimp products in accordance with certain health and safety standards, including with respect to antibiotic contaminations and fair labor standards; and (2) the Department of Agriculture in encouraging the domestic consumption of shrimp.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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