A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 17, 2021
Last action Nov 17, 2021
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Committee
1
Nov 17, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Nov 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
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