SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act
Latest action · Aug 7, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2002 to Oct 10, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Oct 3, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Oct 3, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 10, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Oct 10, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 7, 2002 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 29, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
- Jul 29, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2002Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2803 | SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act | Identical bill | Jul 26, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act
- Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative remedies
- Agriculture and Food
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Defective products
- Department of Agriculture
- Fines (Penalties)
- Food adulteration and inspection
- Food industry
- Food safety
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Judicial review of administrative acts
- Labeling
- Law
- Meat inspection
- Poultry industry
- Poultry inspection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
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