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H.R. 6759 (96th)

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen the authority to ban the importation of agricultural commodities bearing or containing unsafe pesticide chemicals and the importation of foods derived from such commodities, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

10 March 1980

Last action

10 March 1980 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16], Rep. Wyatt, Joe, Jr. [D-TX-14], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Van Deerlin, Lionel [D-CA-42], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]

Subjects

Environment

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Summary

Amends the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem as misbranded and adulterated specified imported agricultural commodities grown with unacceptable pesticides. Requires that personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare) examine samples of commodities to be imported. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish laboratories on the border between the United States and Mexico to determine if raw agricultural commodities imported from Mexico bear or contain such pesticides.

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Timeline

  1. 10 March 1980

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 March 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 March 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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