To prohibit the use of any Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled "Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption".

Bill: 113-hr-2071
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2013-05-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Appropriations

Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Fruit and vegetables
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits the use of any federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled &quot;Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption&quot; published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on January 16, 2013, or any successor or substantially similar rule.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2071 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2013 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of any Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption .

1. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption No Federal funds may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption published by the Department of Health and Human Services on January 16, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 3503), or any successor or substantially similar rule.