Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997

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Introduced

17 April 1997

Last action

28 April 1997 · Referred

Status

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Sponsors

Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Capps, Walter [D-CA-22], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]

Subjects

Agriculture

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21 August 2025

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Summary

Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require country of origin (where an animal is raised before slaughter) labeling of imported meat or U.S.-prepared meat food products containing foreign meat.

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Timeline

17 April 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 1997
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
28 April 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1371
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