United States · Bill · S
S. 1456 (97th)
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported agricultural commodities meet the inspection and other standards that apply to domestically-produced agricultural commodities.
Introduced
9 July 1981
Last action
15 July 1981 · Committee
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.
Sponsors
Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same standards as domestically produced products. Prohibits the imposition of standards with respect to imported meat that are less stringent than standards imposed by other provisions of such Act.
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Timeline
9 July 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 1981
Committee
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 July 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/1456
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/1456
- us · 97-s-1456 · source updated 14 January 2025