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- H.R.1332
H.R.1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
- Introduced March 5, 2009
- Latest Major Action April 23, 2009
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
30 (19 Democrats, 12 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009 or the Safe FEAST Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to regulate food, including by authorizing the Secretary to: (1) suspend the registration of a food facility; and (2) order a cessation of distribution, or a recall, of food. Requires each food facility to...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to House Agriculture
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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Executive Comment Requested from HHS, USDA.
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| March 5, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Jim Costa (D-Calif.) |