US Congress Senate Bill 1742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6875-6876)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement Act of 2011 or the MAPLE Act - Prohibits knowingly and willfully introducing or delivering for introduction into interstate commerce a product that is labeled as maple syrup but that is not maple syrup, unless the product's label includes a clear identification of the product's true nature. Defines "maple syrup" to mean a liquid food: (1) that is derived by concentration and heat treatment of the sap of a species of tree in the genus Acer or by solution in water of maple sugar made from such sap, (2) that is not less than 66% by weight of soluble solids derived solely from such sap, and (3) the concentration of which may be adjusted by adding water.

MAPLE Act

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6875-6876)
2011-10-20	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6875)

HB3363 (Same As) 2011-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1742/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1742/BILLS-112s1742is.pdf