3.0.0 5266 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z House H HR 2006-05-02 109 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-11T18:07:58Z Referred to 2006-05-02T16:31:35Z 2006-05-11 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. Committee 2006-05-02 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2006-05-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E687-688) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2006-05-02 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2006-05-02 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2006-05-02 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2006-05-02 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2006-05-02 True Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural credit Agricultural industries Biotechnology Citizen lawsuits Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Commercial arbitration Consumer education Consumer protection Contracts Damages Department of Agriculture Discrimination Electronic government information Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Farmers Federal advisory bodies Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Genetic engineering Genetics Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Herbicides Injunctions Judicial review Jurisdiction Labeling Law Legal fees Liability (Law) Liability for environmental damages Licenses Parties to actions Pest control Pesticide regulation Pesticides Plant breeding Public Lands and Natural Resources Restrictive trade practices Science, Technology, Communications Seeds Transgenic animals Transgenic plants Agriculture and Food 00 2006-05-02 Introduced in House 2008-08-05T21:41:20Z Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act - Requires a biotech company that sells any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed that will be used in the United States to: (1) provide the purchaser with written notice of possible legal and environmental risks of such article's use (such disclosure shall neither relieve the company from liability, nor be construed to create purchaser liability); and (2) disclose any technology fees to the Secretary of Agriculture, and not charge fees that are higher than those outside the United States.

Sets forth related contract prohibitions and limitations.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify which plants are outcrossed pollinators and make such information available to affected sellers and purchasers; and (2) issue rules to require mitigation strategies for predominately outcrossed crops.

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish the best achievable resistance plan for plant-incorporated pesticides engineered to include toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); (2) revoke Bt registrations not in plan compliance; and (3) reduce a pesticide's use if it is determined to be facilitating Bt-toxin resistance in pests.

Prohibits: (1) labeling seeds as non-genetically engineered if the Secretary determines such seeds contains genetically engineered material; (2) manufacture, sale, or planting of genetically engineered or chemically induced non-fertile seeds; and (3) loan discrimination against a producer who refuses to use genetically engineered plants or animals.

Authorizes, with respect to violations under this Act,: (1) the Secretary to assess civil penalties; and (2) citizen civil actions against the Secretary, a federal agency, or an individual.

]]> Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act Display Title Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act Introduced in House 2006-05-02T04:00:00Z 2006-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. 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.