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H.R. 3071

Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989

Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989 - Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture food inspection functions and personnel of: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services carried out by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as transferred by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to make rules with respect to such transfers, including the establishment of a single agency within the Department of Agriculture to carry out such functions and the functions of the Food Safety Inspection Service.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1](D-MN)Sponsor
22 cosponsors13 D9 R
22cosponsors3committees12actions5subjects
  1. CommitteeH21000

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

    Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA, and HHS.

    Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  4. CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

    Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  5. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

    Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

    Agriculture Committee
  8. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  9. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Agriculture Committee
  10. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  11. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Comprehensive Food Safety Act of 1989 — Informed