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- H.R.2031
H.R.2031: Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
- Introduced May 26, 2011
- Latest Major Action June 8, 2011
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act or EATS Act - Amends the Plant Protection Act to include biotechnology products among the plant pests that a person may petition the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to have added or removed from regulations allowing such products' importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce without a permit. Revises provisions regarding the Secretary's response to such a petition to require the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
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| May 26, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) |