HR 801 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry when the Secretary determines that State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection standards and such requirements are consistently enforced.

Introduced 1997-02-13· Sponsored by Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]· House

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.(1997-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry where State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal requirements and are consistently enforced.…

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