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H.R. 1778 (100th)

Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987

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Introduced

25 March 1987

Last action

25 March 1987 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7], Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-44], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

3 June 2026

Agriculture

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Summary

Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a fiscal year plan for the distribution of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resources for sampling imported raw agricultural commodities to ensure: (1) compliance with pesticide residue laws; and (2) sharing of violations data among FDA districts. Directs the Secretary to prepare a fiscal year summary of sampling activities which shall specify: (1) commodity types and volume; (2) country of export; (3) numbers of samples taken; and (4) violations, including commodity and pesticide, and the name of the importer. Directs the Secretary, when a violation has been found, to monitor such commodity during the successive growing season. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit an enforcement report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) include within such report a description of any pesticide residue detection research.

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  1. 25 March 1987

    Introduced

    Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987

    Source: HR

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