US SB429 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2240-2242)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2240-2242)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish food safety and agroterrorism training programs for appropriate federal employees and border patrol agents; (2) hire additional Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel; (3) provide notification of smuggled food products to the public and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (4) provide the public with notification of recalled food products.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notification of smuggled food products to the public and to DHS.Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to establish civil penalties for failure to present imported meat and poultry products for inspection.Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require federal certification of food safety labs.Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, to establish a foodborne illness education and outreach grant program.
Title
Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2240-2242) | |
| 2009-02-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2239-2240) |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Agriculture
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Meat
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/429/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s429/BILLS-111s429is.pdf |
