HR 713 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report regarding the safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John F. Tierney D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 23, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the National Academy of Sciences, to report regarding the safety, monitoring, and approval of genetically engineered foods.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Sep 5, 2001; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-COMark UdallOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnMar 7, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonMar 7, 2001
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 26, 2001
D-ORDavid WuApr 26, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciApr 26, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiApr 26, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 26, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiJun 7, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 7, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJun 27, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntSep 5, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2001
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2001
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  2. Mar 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  3. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Feb 14, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report regarding the safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House

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