H.R. 4665: Importation of Safe Food Act of 2004
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H.R. 4665: Importation of Safe Food Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-23 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Importation of Safe Food Act of 2004
Plain summary
Importation of Safe Food Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food facilities engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding food for export from the United States to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Provides that if the Secretary is unable to verify that an article of food is from a registered foreign facility then such article shall be held at its point of entry and prohibited from being delivered to the appropriate importer, owner, or consignee until such foreign facility is registered. Modifies the content of the prior notice of imported food shipments.
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Official text
Importation of Safe Food Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4665.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4665 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108