3.0.0 1370 2019-11-15T21:19:36Z 2019-11-15T21:19:36Z House H HR 2009-03-05 111 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-23T17:53:32Z Referred to 2009-03-05T15:01:48Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-06T16:39:44Z Referred to 2009-03-05T15:01:47Z Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act 111 3928 S 2010-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2009-04-23 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Committee 2009-03-06 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-03-05 Referred to House Agriculture IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2009-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2009-03-05 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 N Agriculture and Food Aquaculture Department of Commerce Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Seafood Trade restrictions Agriculture and Food 00 2009-03-05 Introduced in House 2009-04-14T20:50:27Z Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a program to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement to strengthen cooperation on seafood safety, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, technical assistance and training of foreign facilities for marine aquaculture, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, and labeling.

Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) involved in testing and other activities under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requirements.

]]> Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Display Title Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption. Introduced in House 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1370ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1370ih.xml 2009-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. 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.