Bill113th Congress
S. 248
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.
Introduced
Feb 7, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Latest Action
Feb 7, 2013
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsor
Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Democrat·AK
Bioguide ID: B001265
First Name: Mark
Last Name: Begich
By Request: N
2
Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
4
Subjects
1
Summaries
2
Titles
1
Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Feb 10, 2020
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 248
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 7, 2013
- Policy Area
- Agriculture and Food
- Is Law
- No
Feb 7, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Senate
Feb 7, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate· Feb 7, 20130
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that fact.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate· Standing
FishesFood supply, safety, and labelingGeneticsSeafood
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2013