3.0.0 2997 2023-01-11T21:19:44Z 2023-01-11T21:19:44Z House H HR 2007-07-11 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-16T19:41:40Z Referred to 2007-07-11T14:03:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-11T19:44:43Z Referred to 2007-07-11T14:03:05Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-07-11T14:03:10Z 2007-07-16 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2007-07-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2007-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-07-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7636-7637) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 N L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2007-07-11 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2007-09-05 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2008-02-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-02-07 False Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agriculture in foreign trade Civil actions and liability Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Fines (Penalties) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Import restrictions Labeling Law User charges Agriculture and Food 00 2007-07-11 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T20:14:22Z Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to jointly establish a program to require all food items imported into the United States to bear a certificate of assured safety issued by the government of the country from which the item is imported.

Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner to: (1) establish certificate requirements; and (2) prohibit a food item that does not bear such certificate from being imported into the United States. Authorizes specified exemptions.

Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner, upon a food item's failure to provide the assured safety level, to prohibit the importation of any similar food item produced by the same person in the same country until the Secretary or the Commissioner inspects the production place and determines that sufficient corrective steps have been taken.

Requires: (1) heightened inspections for three years following the removal of a food item's import prohibition; and (2) inspection-related user fees on foods imported into the United States. Authorizes fee waiver or reduction.

Provides: (1) a private right of action against an importer; and (2) criminal penalties against an importer who knowingly imports a non-complying food item.

]]> Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items. Introduced in House IH Display Title Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Assured Food Safety Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2997ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2997ih.xml 2007-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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.