3.0.0 3705 2023-01-15T09:32:51Z 2023-01-15T09:32:51Z House H HR 2004-01-20 108 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-01-20T17:02:00Z 2004-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2004-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-05-12 False Agriculture and Food Administrative fees Animals Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Cattle Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Food safety Health Law Meat inspection Meat packing industry Agriculture and Food 00 2004-01-20 Introduced in House 2004-01-21T23:05:09Z Mad Cow Testing Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the post-mortem testing of cattle carcasses and parts intended for human consumption for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease). Requires that: (1) such tests be conducted only by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service personnel; and (2) testing costs be covered through fees collected from slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, and other establishments subject to such testing.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to delay such testing if an accurate test is not available for cattle under a certain age. Requires the Secretary to evaluate at least yearly during the course of any such delay whether a test has been developed.

]]> Mad Cow Testing Act of 2004 Display Title Mad Cow Testing Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to enhance the safety of beef and beef food products originating in the United States by requiring the testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known as mad cow disease) at the time of slaughter, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Mad Cow Testing Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr3705ih/xml/BILLS-108hr3705ih.xml 2004-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.