S. 1149 - A Bill to Amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to Authorize the Interstate Distribution
- Sponsor:
- Herbert Kohl
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
A Bill to Amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to Authorize the Interstate Distribution
S. 1149 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.
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- Sponsor
- Herbert Kohl
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Food
- Agriculture
- Business
- Federal-state relations
- Interstate commerce
- Meat inspection
- Poultry
- State and local government
- State laws
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Introduced 4/18/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/18/2007 4/18/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 4/18/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4693) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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