A bill entitled the: "Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1981".

Summary

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit distribution in interstate commerce of certain State- inspected meat and poultry products. Requires States to use official marks on meat and poultry products inspected under State law. Authorizes meat and poultry processing establishments to transfer from State to Federal inspection or vice versa on October 1 of each year upon the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires State-inspected products which are distributed in interstate commerce to meet Federal marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements.

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Timeline

1. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 December 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

   Source: Committee

5. 29 September 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 December 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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