3.0.0 5268 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z House H HR 2006-05-02 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-15T16:46:28Z Referred to 2006-05-02T16:32:30Z 2006-05-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-05-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce 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 N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2006-05-02 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2006-05-02 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2006-09-06 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2006-09-06 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2006-09-06 False Agriculture and Food Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Allergies Animals Business records Citizen lawsuits Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Defective products Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Farm produce Federal aid to research Federal employees Fines (Penalties) Food additives Food industry Food safety Freedom of information Genetic engineering Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grocery trade Health Indexing (Economic policy) Injunctions Law Legal fees Livestock Medical research Nutrition Parties to actions Proteins Public Lands and Natural Resources Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Toxicology Transgenic animals Transgenic plants User charges Agriculture and Food 00 2006-05-02 Introduced in House 2006-06-13T20:50:22Z Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to include genetically engineered food in the definition of "food additive." Sets forth requirements governing petitions to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a regulation prescribing the conditions of safe use of a genetically engineered food additive, including information to be included in the petition and factors to be considered by the Secretary in making a decision.

Authorizes civil actions against: (1) a person alleged to have violated FFDCA provisions regulating genetic food additives; and (2) the Secretary for failure to perform a mandatory act or duty related to genetic food additives.

Requires the Secretary to collect a filing fee for petitions to: (1) defray costs related to such petitions under this Act; and (2) provide for research on the safety of genetic food additives.

Authorizes an officer or employee conducting an inspection to order the detention of food if such person has reason to believe that such food violates the FFDCA. Requires all food retailers to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite recalls, embargoes, and seizures.]]>

Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act Display Title Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act Introduced in House 2006-05-02T04:00:00Z 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.