US Congress House Bill 1370 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a program to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement to strengthen cooperation on seafood safety, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, technical assistance and training of foreign facilities for marine aquaculture, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, and labeling. Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) involved in testing and other activities under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requirements.

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2009-03-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-03-05		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-03-05		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-05		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.

SB3928 (Related) 2010-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1370/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1370/BILLS-111hr1370ih.pdf