US HB4749 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Truth in Certification for Foreign Food Ingredients Act This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to carry out a program to enhance transparency and traceability of food products and ingredients that are exported to the United States in order to protect consumers and food manufacturers against mislabeling, adulteration, and fraud. Under the program, the FAS must provide foreign government officials, agricultural producers, and exporters of food products and ingredients to the United States with technical assistance and best practices to improve: (1) transparency, traceability and fraud prevention; and (2) cooperation with private certification and verification bodies to ensure the accuracy and integrity of their food product and ingredient certification and verification.
Title
Truth in Certification for Foreign Food Ingredients Act
Sponsors
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-01-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. |
2018-01-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2018-01-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agricultural trade
Agriculture and food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Agriculture and food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4749/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4749/BILLS-115hr4749ih.pdf |