US HB4400 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Farm to Table Safety Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to modify the food safety education program authorized in the Act. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) include farm workers in the program; and (2) expand the scope of the program to include practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, methods of identifying sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination.
Title
Farm to Table Safety Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. |
| 2017-11-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2017-11-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agricultural education
Agriculture and food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Agriculture and food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4400/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4400/BILLS-115hr4400ih.pdf |
