To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin.

Summary

Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 to: (1) require all retail domestic and imported perishable agricultural commodities to have country of origin labeling; and (2) impose penalties for labeling noncompliance.

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Timeline

1. 22 December 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 December 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 December 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 January 1996

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 December 1995 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 December 1995

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 December 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 December 1995

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Sponsors

• Marcy Kaptur · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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