Senate Bill 480 - A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-02-16

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Alternative Names

A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Committees and Subcommittees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Variations and Revisions

A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

12/14/2023, 4:33 PM

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety and animal health threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importatio...

Congress
118
Number
S - 480
Introduced on
2023-02-16
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/16/2023
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety and animal health threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importatio...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Agriculture and Food

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/9/2023

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety and animal health threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importatio...

Latest Action2/16/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.