S 2803 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act

Introduced Jul 26, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Tom Harkin D-IA

Latest action · Jul 26, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

IntroducedJul 26, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry and Food Act (SAFER Meat, Poultry and Food Act) - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer, who has reason to believe meat, poultry, or food products to be adulterated or misbranded to so notify the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) provide the Secretary with authority for voluntary and mandatory nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from violating facilities, and civil penalties.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2002 to Sep 5, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-ND	Kent Conrad	Original	Jul 26, 2002
D-NJ	Robert G. Torricelli		Sep 5, 2002

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Referred Jul 26, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 26, 2002Introduced in Senate
Jul 26, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5230	SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act	Identical bill	Aug 7, 2002

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Producers Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public heath 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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 26, 2002Introduced in Senate

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