Imported Meat Inspection Reciprocity Act of 1987

Summary

Imported Meat Inspection Reciprocity Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the meat inspection requirements of countries which export meat to the United States to determine whether a country applies standards to U.S. meat that: (1) are not substantiated by reliable analytical methods; or (2) are different from standards applied to domestic meat. Directs the Secretary, upon such findings, to: (1) notify the Congress; and (2) prohibit such country from exporting meat to the United States unless the Secretary certifies that such meat has met inspection standards applied by the country to meat imported from the United States.

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Timeline

1. 30 June 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 June 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 June 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 July 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 July 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 July 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 June 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing

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