3.0.0 3553 2021-09-28T14:18:47Z 2021-09-28T14:18:47Z House H HR 2011-12-02 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KUCINICH:H.R. 3553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause III of the Constitution.[Page H8125]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-09T21:45:05Z Referred to 2011-12-02T14:01:40Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-12-02T14:01:35Z 2011-12-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-12-02 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2011-12-02 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2011-12-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-12-02 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-12-02 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2011-12-02 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-12-02 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2011-12-02 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2011-12-02 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2011-12-02 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-12-02 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2011-12-02 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2011-12-02 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2011-12-02 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2011-12-02 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-12-16 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-12-16 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2012-01-18 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2012-02-03 False C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2012-02-03 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2012-02-03 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2012-02-03 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-03-06 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2012-03-06 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2012-04-18 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2012-04-25 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-04-25 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-04-25 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2012-07-12 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2012-07-17 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2012-07-23 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2012-07-23 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2012-08-02 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2012-11-16 False Agriculture and Food Civil actions and liability Food supply, safety, and labeling Genetics Agriculture and Food 00 2011-12-02 Introduced in House 2012-01-11T20:06:43Z Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem a food misbranded if it contains or was produced with a genetically engineered material unless its labeling contains statements meeting specified requirements. Requires the periodic testing of such foods transferred along a chain of distribution to assure accuracy of labels, subject to specified exceptions. Excludes, in all three Acts, food: (1) served in restaurants; or (2) prepared primarily in a retail establishment, ready for human consumption, but not offered for sale for immediate consumption in the establishment.

Excludes, for purposes of the FFDCA, a medical food as defined in the Orphan Drug Act.

Subjects violators to civil monetary penalties, exempting recipients who accept a guarantee of the absence of genetically engineered material in good faith or producers whose food inadvertently becomes contaminated by genetically engineered material.

Authorizes citizen suits as specified.

]]> Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act Short Titles as Introduced Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act Display Title Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly. Introduced in House 2011-12-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3553ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3553ih.xml 2011-12-09 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.