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HR 1795 98th Congress House

A bill entitled: "The Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1983".

Introduced: March 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Rural AffairsConsumer protectionFederal-state relationsFood adulteration and inspection
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Food and Food IndustryFood industryLabelingLabeling lawsLivestockMeatMeat inspectionPoultry inspectionStates
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 2, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 1983

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit distribution in interstate commerce of certain State-inspected meat and poultry products.

Requires a State to use official marks on meat and poultry products inspected under State law.

Authorizes meat and poultry processing establishments to transfer from State to Federal inspection or vice versa on October 1 of each year upon the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.

Requires a State-inspected products which are distributed in interstate commerce to meet Federal marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 12, 1983
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 2, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1795: A bill entitled: "The Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1983".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1795/
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"H.R. 1795: A bill entitled: "The Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1983".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1795/.
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H.R. 1795, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1795/.
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