Food Safety Modernization 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 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Food Safety Administration. Assigns all the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to food safety to the Administrator of Food Safety.
Transfers to the Administration all functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws. Renames the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the Federal Drug and Device Administration.
Directs the Administrator to: (1) administer a national food safety program; and (2) ensure that persons who produce, process, or distribute food prevent or minimize food safety hazards. Sets forth requirements for the Administrator to carry out such duties, including: (1) requiring food establishments to adopt preventive process controls; (2) enforcing performance standards for food safety; (3) establishing an inspection program; (4) strengthening and expanding foodborne illness surveillance systems; (5) requiring imported food to meet the same standards as U.S. food; and (6) establishing a national traceability system for food.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) identify priorities for food safety research and data collection; (2) maintain a DNA matching system and epidemiological system for foodborne illness identification, outbreaks, and containment; (3) establish guidelines for a sampling system; (4) establish a national public education program on food safety; (5) conduct research on food safety; and (6) establish a working group on foodborne illness surveillance.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Food-Borne Illness Health Registry.
Directs the Comptroller General to report on the federal resources being dedicated to foodborne illness and food safety research.
Sets forth provisions regarding prohibited acts, recalls, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistleblower protections, and civil actions.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Mar 19, 2009; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
Withdrew 1 Chellie Pingree D-ME Apr 22, 2009
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 Feb 4, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2009 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Feb 4, 2009Referred 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.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-25 | HEARING TO REVIEW CURRENT ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY141 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 16, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-8 | HEARING TO REVIEW CURRENT FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS143 pages | Agriculture Committee | Apr 2, 2009 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10974 | Proposed Reorganization of U.S. Federal Food Safety Agencies Archived | Resource | Sep 7, 2018 |
| RL34612 | Food Safety on the Farm Archived | Report | Jan 18, 2011 |
| RS22797 | Seafood Safety: Background and Issues Archived | Report | Dec 2, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Agriculture and Food
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Medical research
- Research administration and funding
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 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.
