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H.R. 7336: Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018

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H.R. 7336: Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-12-19 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-12-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 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

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018

Plain summary

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise the definition of "adulterated" to make explicit the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a recall of meat, poultry, and egg products that contain microbial pathogens associated with serious illness or death or are resistant to two or more antibiotics critically important for human medicine. The bill requires USDA to establish sampling protocols and testing procedures necessary to determine if meat, poultry, and egg products are adulterated under this bill and to prevent the entry, flow, or movement of those products into commerce.

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Official text

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr7336 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115