US Congress Senate Bill 1742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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October 20 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6875-6876)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement Act of 2011 or the MAPLE Act - Prohibits knowingly and willfully introducing or delivering for introduction into interstate commerce a product that is labeled as maple syrup but that is not maple syrup, unless the product's label includes a clear identification of the product's true nature. Defines "maple syrup" to mean a liquid food: (1) that is derived by concentration and heat treatment of the sap of a species of tree in the genus Acer or by solution in water of maple sugar made from such sap, (2) that is not less than 66% by weight of soluble solids derived solely from such sap, and (3) the concentration of which may be adjusted by adding water.

MAPLE Act

Sen Leahy, Patrick J.	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Inouye, Daniel K.
Sen Sanders, Bernard	Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Snowe, Olympia J.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6875-6876)
2011-10-20	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6875)

HB3363 (Same As) 2011-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN01742:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1742is/pdf/BILLS-112s1742is.pdf