Congress: 109th

Sponsor: Representative Pomeroy, Earl (01/04/2005)

Committees: House - Agriculture

Description: To prohibit the operation during a calendar year of the final rule issued by the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards for the designation of minimal-risk regions for the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States, including designation of Canada as a minimal-risk region, unless United States access to major markets for United States exports of cattle and beef products is equivalent or better than the access status accorded such exports as of January 1, 2003.

Lastest Action: 03/16/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)

Official: H.R.187 -- 109th Congress