H.R. 5266 - Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act
Agriculture. 109th Congress (2005-2006) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Dennis Kucinich
- Summary:
- To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act
H.R. 5266 — 109th Congress (2005–2006)
- Summary
- To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act
- Sponsor
- Dennis Kucinich
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural credit
- Agricultural industries
- Biotechnology
- Business
- Citizen lawsuits
- Civil rights
- Commercial arbitration
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Consumers
- Contracts
- Damages
- Department of Agriculture
- Discrimination
- Electronic government information
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental protection
- Executive departments
- Farmers
- Federal advisory bodies
- Fees
- Finance
- Fines (Penalties)
- Genetic engineering
- Genetics
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Herbicides
- Injunctions
- Judicial review
- Jurisdiction
- Labeling
- Law
- Legal fees
- Liability (Law)
- Liability for environmental damages
- Licenses
- Natural resources
- Parties to actions
- Pest control
- Pesticide regulation
- Pesticides
- Plant breeding
- Restrictive trade practices
- Science policy
- Seeds
- Technology
- Telecommunication
- Transgenic animals
- Transgenic plants
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/02/2006 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/02/2006 5/02/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 5/02/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E687-688) 5/11/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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