US SB1720 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)
Title
New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] |
| Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] |
| Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] |
| Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7162 (Related) 2020-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agriculture and food
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
Meat
State and local government operations
Agriculture and food
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
Meat
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1720/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1720/BILLS-116s1720is.pdf |
