Bill114th CongressFiled Sep 29, 2015Health
S. 2095
Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act
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Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act
This bill declares the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus is "pollock" and the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is "golden king crab."
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the sale of pollock labeled "Alaskan pollock" or "Alaska pollock" only if the pollock was harvested in the exclusive economic zone or state waters adjacent to Alaska.What just happenedSep 29, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA](D-WA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateSep 29, 2015
- Sep 29, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Sep 29, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate