HR 1176 · 100th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.

Introduced 1987-02-19· Sponsored by Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1987-03-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 to make it unlawful to fail to mark any perishable agricultural commodity as to its State, country, or region of origin. Increases the penalty from $2,000 to $50,000 for such labeling or misrepresentation violations.…

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Cosponsors (16)

10 Democrats6 Republicans