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H.R. 913: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

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H.R. 913: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

Plain summary

Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of food that has been genetically engineered or contains genetically engineered ingredients, unless that information is clearly disclosed. This prohibition does not apply to: (1) food served in restaurants, (2) medical food, (3) packaged food that is less than 0.9% genetically engineered material, and (4) food that qualifies as genetically engineered solely because it is produced using a genetically engineered vaccine or because it includes the use of a genetically engineered processing aid (including yeast) or enzyme. Labeling or advertising foods containing genetically engineered material as “natural,” or using similar words, is prohibited. A food recipient is not subject to penalties for misbranding of genetically engineered food or ingredients if the recipient has a guaranty that is signed by the person from whom they received the food (including seeds) and the guaranty states that the food is not genetically engineered or does not contain a genetically engineered ingredient. Food is deemed to have been produced without the knowing or intentional use of genetic engineering if: (1) the food is certified as organic; or (2) an independent organization determines the food has not been knowingly or intentionally genetically engineered or commingled with genetically engineered food, with that determination being based on testing that is consistent with international standards and not reliant on processed foods with no detectable DNA. An agricultural producer is not subject to penalties for misbranding of genetically engineered food or ingredients if a violation occurs because food unintentionally becomes contaminated with genetically engineered material and the contamination is not due to the producer’s negligence.

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Official text

Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 53 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr913 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114