Protect Interstate Commerce Act

Bill: 114-hr-687
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Food industry and services

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Interstate Commerce Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if: (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 687 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2015 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Blum , Mr. Huelskamp , and Mr. Young of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Interstate Commerce Act . 2. Prohibition against interference by State and local governments with production or manufacture of items in other States (a) In general Consistent with article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States, the government of a State or locality therein shall not impose a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of any agricultural product sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if— (1) such production or manufacture occurs in another State; and (2) the standard or condition is in addition to the standards and conditions applicable to such production or manufacture pursuant to— (A) Federal law; and (B) the laws of the State and locality in which such production or manufacture occurs. (b) Agricultural product defined In this section, the term agricultural product has the meaning given such term in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1626 ).