WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Meat packing industry

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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S. 3267, The Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3267 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement....

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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. 5762, The Food Safety Recall Information Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5762 would prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall....

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S. 2770, The Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2770 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock....

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H.R. 4543, To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4543 would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis....

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H.R. 3485, The TRACE Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3485 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability....

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H.R. 3484, The Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3484 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement....

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S. 1759, The Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1759 would provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice....

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H.R. 2678, To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2678 would prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted....

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H.R. 2213, The Captive Supply Reform Act

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2213 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts....

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S. 1292, The Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1292 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification....

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H.R. 2135, The Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2135 would enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities....

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H.R. 2110, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2110 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property....

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S. 1017, The Captive Supply Reform Act

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1017 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts....

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H.R. 249, To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 249 would restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros....

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S. 786, A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchased livestock from producers

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 786 would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchased livestock from producers....

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S. 622, The Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 622 would enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities....

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S. 394, The Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 394 would amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock....

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H.R. 661, The Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 661 would amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock....

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H.R. 503, To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 503 would amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption....

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S. 311, A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 311 would amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption....

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S. 305, A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 305 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter....

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H.R. 503, A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption - Cost per Average Family: $2.14

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 503 would amend provisions of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 related to the slaughter of certain equines. The bill would establish a pilot program in Kentucky and New York to prohibit certain activities associated with the slaughter of horses or other equines for human consumption. Due to exceptions included in the bill, this prohibition would not directly affect current equine slaughter activity in those or other states. The bill also would require the Secretary of Agriculture, subject t...

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