United States · Bill · S
S. 1124 (116th)
A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 April 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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3 January 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef and poultry from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 April 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1124
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1124