3.0.0 50 2023-01-11T13:20:44Z 2023-01-11T13:20:44Z Senate S S 2011-01-25 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2012-01-26T15:46:08Z Markup by 2011-06-08T17:45:04Z Referred to 2011-01-25T17:33:57Z S. Rept. 112-131 2012-01-26 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297. Calendars 2012-01-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 112-131. Committee 2012-01-26 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 112-131. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2011-06-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2011-01-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S163-164) IntroReferral 2011-01-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S163) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2011-01-25 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-01-25 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-02-17 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-06-15 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-09-19 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-10-03 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-10-31 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-11-01 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-11-28 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-06-14 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2012-06-21 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aquaculture Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Marketing and advertising Seafood Trade restrictions Agriculture and Food 00 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-11T22:17:59Z Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.

Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach.

Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards in the United States and in countries that export seafood to the United States to analyze food and ensure that the laboratories comply with applicable federal laws.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and as provided for in appropriations Acts.

Sets forth provision authorizing: (1) the refusal of admission of imported seafood or seafood products originating from a country or exporter if such seafood does not meet federal requirements, and (2) increased inspection of shipments of seafood from countries that do not meet federal requirements and that lack adequate certified laboratories.

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 U.S. requirements.

Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution, marketing, and consumer retail stages.

]]> 80 2012-01-26 Reported to Senate without amendment 2012-04-30T18:15:20Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.

Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach.

Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards in the United States and in countries that export seafood to the United States to analyze food and ensure that the laboratories comply with applicable federal laws.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and as provided for in appropriations Acts.

Sets forth provision authorizing: (1) the refusal of admission of imported seafood or seafood products originating from a country or exporter if such seafood does not meet federal requirements, and (2) increased inspection of shipments of seafood from countries that do not meet federal requirements and that lack adequate certified laboratories.

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 U.S. requirements.

Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution, marketing, and consumer retail stages.

]]> Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Display Title Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to commercially marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2012-01-26T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2011-01-25T05:00:00Z 2012-01-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297. 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.