Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes.

9/6/2007--Introduced.
Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food. States that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce shall be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to trace:
(1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and
(2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food product forward from slaughter through processing and distribution to the ultimate consumer. Directs the Secretary to establish a traceability system for all stages of production, processing, and distribution of meat and meat food products produced through the slaughter of such animals. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) prohibit or restrict entry to a slaughtering establishment of an animal not so identified; and
(2) require a person or entity to maintain records. Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Egg Products Inspection Act to establish similar provisions for poultry and poultry products and for eggs and egg products.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
• and 11 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
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Committees

• House Agriculture
• 2 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3485

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 06, 2007

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• Sep 06, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Sep 06, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Sep 06, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
• Sep 06, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Sep 06, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.1292

Related Issue Areas:

• Labeling
• Swine
• Sheep
• Produce trade
• 18 more
• Poultry
• Meat packing industry
• Meat inspection
• Meat
• Livestock
• Horses
• Government paperwork
• Government information
• Goats
• Food safety
• Food labeling
• Food industry
• Consumers
• Cattle
• Business records
• Business
• Animals
• Food

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August 02, 2008 HR3485 : .Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1]

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