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H.R. 222 (106th)

Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999

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Introduced

6 January 1999

Last action

17 February 1999 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Sponsors

Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

20 August 2025

Agriculture

Summary

Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1999 - 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

  1. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 February 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 February 1999

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

    Source: Committee

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