Congress 110 - HR 4855 - To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.

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Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Animals Cloning Commerce Commercialization Economic research Economics and Public Finance Exports Food safety Foreign Trade and International Finance Governmental investigations Health Meat Medical research Milk Risk Science, Technology, Communications

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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct studies on: (1) the economic and trade impact of exports of food products from cloned animals; (2) Department of Agriculture programs to monitor products from cloned animals in the food supply; (3) the health effects and costs attributable to milk from cloned animals in the food supply; and (4) the safety of food products derived from cloned animals.

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Apr 25, 2008

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Dec 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 19, 2007

Referred 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.
Dec 19, 2007

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