United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5055 (103rd)
Pathogen Reduction Act of 1994
Introduced
19 September 1994
Last action
22 September 1994 · Referred
Status
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sponsors
Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Kreidler, Mike [D-WA-9]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Pathogen Reduction Act of 1994 - Title I : Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish procedures to reduce foodborne pathogen related illnesses, including: (1) tracing and recall authority; (2) civil penalties; (3) pathogen standards; and (4) import requirements. Title II : Amends specified Federal laws with regard to related control of livestock or poultry disease, including quarantine, imports, and exports.
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Timeline
19 September 1994
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1994
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1872)
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 1994
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
22 September 1994
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 September 1994 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kreidler, Mike [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/5055
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/5055
- us · 103-hr-5055 · source updated 26 August 2025