US Congress House Bill 2513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) create a list of uniform food protection training standards for federal, state, and local food regulatory officials and food protection officials as part of overall regulatory program standards; and (2) ensure funding is used to advance food protection and effectiveness and equivalency throughout the food protection system. Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to establish and maintain a Food Protection Training Institute to conduct activities to improve the safety of the U.S. food supply, including: (1) improving the response and prevention controls capabilities of the national food protection system; and (2) acting as a clearinghouse for research, studies, and findings concerning all aspects of food protection programs.

Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009

Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-21		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-20		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1101 (Same As) 2009-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2513/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2513/BILLS-111hr2513ih.pdf