H.R. 875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009

Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009

H.R. 875 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords

Imported food, Food hazards, Foodborne illnesses, Food recall, Food contamination, Food and Drug Administration, USDA

Summary

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. (by CRS)

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Title

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.

Other Titles

• Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009

Sponsor

Rosa DeLauro

Co-Sponsors

• Shelley Berkley
• Sanford Bishop
• Timothy Bishop
• Peter DeFazio
• Diana DeGette
• Eliot Engel
• Anna Eshoo
• Sam Farr
• Bob Filner
• Barney Frank
• Raul Grijalva
• Maurice Hinchey
• Eddie Johnson
• Marcy Kaptur
• Barbara Lee
• Nita Lowey
• Betty McCollum
• James McDermott
• James McGovern
• Jerrold Nadler
• Eleanor Norton
• C.A. Ruppersberger
• Timothy Ryan
• Linda Sánchez
• Janice Schakowsky
• Louise Slaughter
• Fortney Stark
• John Tierney
• Robert Wexler
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Gwen Moore
• Gabrielle Giffords
• Joe Courtney
• Christopher Murphy
• Kathy Castor
• Mazie Hirono
• John Hall
• Betty Sutton
• André Carson
• Chellie Pingree
• Mark Schauer

Subjects

• Agriculture and food
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Advisory bodies
• 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 investigations
• Health information and medical records
• Medical research
• Research administration and funding
• Trade restrictions

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	2/04/2009
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/04/2009
		2/04/2009	Referred 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.
		2/04/2009	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		2/04/2009	Referred to House Agriculture
		4/23/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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