TRACE Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2009 or TRACE Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food.
States that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce shall be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to trace: (1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and (2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food product forward from slaughter through processing and distribution to the ultimate consumer.
Directs the Secretary to establish a traceability system for all stages of production, processing, and distribution of meat and meat food products produced through the slaughter of such animals.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) prohibit or restrict entry to a slaughtering establishment of an animal not so identified; and (2) require a person or entity to maintain records.
Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Egg Products Inspection Act to establish similar provisions for poultry and poultry products and for eggs and egg products.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2009 to Feb 26, 2009; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 26, 2009 |
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 Feb 3, 2009 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to House Agriculture
- Feb 3, 2009Referred 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.
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-519 | NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, AND THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION91 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Dec 15, 2009 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40832 | Animal Identification and Traceability: Overview and Issues Archived | Report | Nov 29, 2010 |
| RL32922 | Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues Archived | Report | Mar 22, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2009
- TRACE Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
