United States · Bill · S
S. 617 (105th)
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997
Introduced
17 April 1997
Last action
17 April 1997 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require country of origin (where an animal is raised before slaughter) labeling: (1) of imported meat, or U.S.-prepared meat food products containing imported meat; or (2) originating from an animal imported into the United States for slaughter.
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Timeline
17 April 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3364)
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 April 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/617
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/617
- us · 105-s-617 · source updated 21 August 2025