A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock.

Summary

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Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to make it a violation of such Act to: (1) slaughter any nonambulatory livestock, or prepare any carcass or carcass part or meat or meat food product from such animal, for human food use; or (2) fail to comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958. Establishes the following penalties for...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(3/13/08)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Feinstein

(D) CA

Cosponsors (9)

Cardin

(D) MD

BOXER

(D) CA

KERRY

(D) MA

LEVIN

(D) MI

AKAKA

(D) HI

LIEBERMAN

(I) CT

Cantwell

Senate (D) Washington

STEVENS

(R) AK

Wyden

Senate (D) Oregon

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

Business & Finance

Environment & Public Lands

Law & The Judicial System

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Mar 13, 2008