WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Agriculture in foreign trade

S. 3653, The Dairy COOL Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3653 would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products....

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S. 3385, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3385 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply....

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S. 3404, The Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3404 would amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow the promotion of beef that is born and raised exclusively in the United States, allow the establishment of an importers qualified beef council to promote nondomestic beef, and to establish new referendum requirements....

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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3289, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $869.34

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6522, The Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6522 would prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination....

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S. 3238, The Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3238 would prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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H.R. 6180, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6180 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2917, The Syria Accountability and Liberation Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2917 would strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, it would enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, and it would establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria....

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S. 2906, The Agriculture Smart Trade Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2906 would require a report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement....

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H.R. 5904, The Safe FEAST Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5904 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and for enhanced capacity in the United States and in foreign governments to identify and address food safety issues on a scientific basis....

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H.R. 5724, The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5724 would implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement....

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H.R. 5620, The Fresh Produce Safety Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5620 would establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption....

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H.R. 5069, The Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5069 would require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls....

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H.R. 4855, To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4855 would require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply....

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H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....

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H.R. 4329, The NAFTA Accountability Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4329 would assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it would require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and it would provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met....

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S. 2412, The Presidential Funding Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2412 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections....

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S. 2418, The Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2418 would ensure the safety of imported food products for the citizens of the United States....

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S. 2302, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5235.09

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2302 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2228, The Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2228 would extend and improve agricultural programs....

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