H.R.4167: National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005

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226 (59 Democrats, 168 Republicans)

Bill Summary

National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit any state or political subdivision from establishing or continuing in effect for any food in interstate commerce: (1) any requirement that is not identical to specified FFDCA provisions (that does not have substantially the same language and the differences would result in the imposition of materially different requirements),...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 18.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-379.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 702 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4167 with 1 hour of general debate. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Therule provides that after general debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion and no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except by a subsequent order of the House.
Rule H. Res. 702 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 702.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4167 with 1 hour of general debate. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Therule provides that after general debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion and no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except by a subsequent order of the House.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 702 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John Boozman to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4167.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4167 as unfinished business.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 710 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4167. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 710 passed House.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barton amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cardoza amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cardoza demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capps demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 710, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wasserman Schultz amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wasserman Schulz amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Deal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4167.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Stupak moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak motion to recommit with instructions. Instructions contained within the motion sought to report the bill back to the House with an amendment on page 4, beginning on line 1, to strike "Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d)," and insert "Except as provided in paragraph (4) and subsections (c) and (c),". and on page 5, after line 16, inserting "(4) NOTIFICATION REGARDING TREATMENT OF MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH WITH CARBON MONOXIDE.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to a notification described in such paragraph if the notification concerns meat, poultry, or fish and warns that such food has been treated with carbon monoxide.".
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 254 (Roll no. 31).
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 283 - 139 (Roll no. 32).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 27, 2005

Introduced in the House by Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

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