S 1133 · 106th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.

Introduced 1999-05-26· Sponsored by Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.(1999-05-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include within the definition of poultry birds of the order Ratitae (ostriches, emus, rheas) that are raised for commercial distribution as human food.…

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Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans
Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]ND
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]ND
Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]TN
Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA]GA
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]NC
Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN]MN
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]SC
Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE]NE
Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]KS
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]AL
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]SD
Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]WA
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]MT
Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN]TN
Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]MT
Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]OR