US Congress Senate Bill 1521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act - Prohibits a federal executive agency: (1) in awarding a contract for the procurement, concessions, or vending of fish or seafood, from requiring or referencing a certificate of sustainability for, or otherwise identifying as sustainable, such fish or seafood based on criteria developed by a third party nongovernmental organization; or (2) from endorsing the use of any label, standard, or other scheme to certify fish or seafood as sustainable based on criteria or standards developed by a third party nongovernmental organization. Nullifies any rule, regulation, or guideline issued by an executive agency, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that requires or recommends that fish or seafood be certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization.

Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2013-09-18	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6599-6600)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1521/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1521/BILLS-113s1521is.pdf