United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1387 (101st)
Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989
Introduced
14 March 1989
Last action
9 November 1989 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Richard Durbin, Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], F. SENSENBRENNER, Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, within one year of enactment of this Act, to initiate a mandatory comprehensive and statistically representative inspection program of the commercial processing of fish, shellfish, and their products used for human consumption.
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Timeline
14 March 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Source: Committee
16 March 1989
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA and HHS.
Source: Committee
16 May 1989
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Source: Committee
7 June 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
9 November 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 March 1989
Sponsors
- Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- SANDER LEVIN · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/1387
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/1387
- us · 101-hr-1387 · source updated 26 August 2025