Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003
Latest action · Feb 4, 2003 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.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to classify specified foods under those Acts as adulterated if sewage sludge was involved in specified ways in their production. Allows exceptions for each food similar to those to be permitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the prohibition under a specified Federal regulation on the use of sewage sludge in organic food production under the National Organic Program of the Department of Agriculture.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2003 to Sep 24, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 24, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2003 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
- Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
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