A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate movement of all meat food products which are processed by federally inspected establishments and which are derived from meat which has been slaughtered or processed at certain State-inspected establishments.

Summary

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from pre-slaughter animal examination and post mortem carcass inspection requirements all meat food products processed by a federally inspected establishment and derived from meat which has been slaughtered or processed at a State-inspected establishment in a State whose meat inspection requirements have been determined by the Secretary to be at least equal to the Federal requirements.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wyatt, Joe, Jr. [D-TX-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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