US HB520 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-2)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically-engineered fish.
Title
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.
Sponsors
| Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] |
| Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
| Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
| Rep. George Miller [D-CA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] |
| Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] |
| Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] | Rep. David Wu [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-02-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
SB229 (Related) 2011-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/520/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr520/BILLS-112hr520ih.pdf |
