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Federal Legislation
The following are some of the priority bills that GMA is tracking in Congress:
National Uniformity
H.R.4167 (M. Rogers) National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements, and for other purposes.
Single Food Agency and Biotechnology
"H.R.1507 (DeLauro) Safe Food Act of 2005
"S.729 (Durbin) Safe Food Act of 2005
To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.
Commodity Programs
"H.R.4241 (Nussle) Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
"S.1932 (Gregg) Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).
Country of Origin Labeling
"S.1300 (Santorum) Food Promotion Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin information with respect to certain agricultural products, and for other purposes.
Country of Origin Labeling
"S.1331 (Johnson)
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to change the date of implementation of country of origin labeling to January 30, 2006.
Country of Origin Labeling
"H.R.4365 (Bono)
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce on September 30, 2006.
Country of Origin Labeling
"H.R.2068 (Goodlatte) Meat Promotion Act of 2005
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat, and for other purposes.
Obesity Civil Liability
"S.908 (McConnell) Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005
A bill to allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with weight gain or obesity.
Obesity Civil Liability
"H.R.554 (Keller) Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005
To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
H.R. 4860 (Granger) Childhood Obesity Reduction Act
To reduce and prevent childhood obesity by encouraging schools and school districts to develop and implement local, school-based programs designed to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices.
Appropriations
"H.R.2744 (Bonilla) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
Appropriations
"H.R.2862 (Wolf) Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
Appropriations
"H.R.3010 (Regula) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
Charitable Deductions for Product Donations
"H.R.3908 (Blunt) Charitable Giving Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, and for other purposes.
Charitable Deductions for Product Donations
"S.1780 (Santorum)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.
Charitable Deductions for Product Donations
"S.6 (Santorum) MORE Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide permanent family tax relief, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and to improve access to quality child care, and to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.
Charitable Deductions for Product Donations
"H.R.3768 (McCrery) Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005
"S.1696 (Grassley) Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005
A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, to provide incentives for charitable giving, and for other purposes.
Milk Protein Concentrates
"H.R.521 (Sherwood) Milk Import Tariff Equity Act
"S.1417 (Craig) Milk Import Tariff Equity Act
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement
"S.1307 (Grassley) Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
"H.R.3045 (DeLay) Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.
Byrd Amendment
"S.1932 (Gregg) Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006
Anti-product Counterfeiting
"S.1699 (Specter) Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act
"H.R.32 (Knollenberg) Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks.
Organized Retail Theft legislation
"H.R.3402 (Sensenbrenner)
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.
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