United States 118th Congress Status: Died 4 R cosponsors

HR 1057 — Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Summary

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

2 sections in 1 law

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Federal food, drug, and cosmetic act · 21 U.S.C. ch. 9 Amends the act as a whole

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The bill establishes new safety standards and inspection requirements for imported seafood, amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to enhance seafood safety protocols.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 381

    SEC. 810. SAFETY OF IMPORTED SEAFOOD. (a) Requirement of Equivalence.--(1) Standards for exporting country.--No seafood may be imported into the United States from a foreign country unless the Secretary certifies that the seafood imported from such country is maintained through a program using reliable analytical methods to ensure compliance with the United States standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. (2) Inspection of exporting facilities.--In accordance with the procedures described under section 704, officers and employees duly designated by the Secretary shall conduct not less than 1 inspection on an annual basis of each foreign facility that exports seafood to the United States to ensure that each such foreign facility maintains a program using reliable analytical methods to ensure compliance with the United States standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. In addition to such annual inspection, such officers and employees shall conduct periodic follow-up inspections of such foreign facilities as determined necessary by the Secretary.

    This creates a new section requiring the Secretary to certify that seafood imports from foreign countries meet U.S. safety standards through reliable methods and mandates annual inspections of exporting facilities.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 381

    (b) Mandatory Testing.--(1) Minimum testing.--The Secretary shall inspect and test not less than 20 percent of all seafood imported or offered for import into the United States each year.

    This mandates that at least 20% of imported seafood must be inspected and tested annually.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 381

    (c) Effect of Shipments That Fail To Meet Requirements.--(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 801, if a shipment of seafood imported or offered for import into the United States fails to meet safety standards established by the Secretary, such shipment shall be detained or destroyed unless the imported shipment meets criteria for re-export, as determined by the Secretary.

    This allows for the detention or destruction of seafood shipments that do not meet established safety standards.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 331

    (ggg) Knowingly making a false statement with respect to a test or inspection carried out under section 810, or knowingly misbranding any seafood imported under such section.

    This introduces a new prohibited act concerning false statements related to seafood testing and misbranding, creating a basis for penalties.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 331

    (h)(1) Any person who violates section 301(ggg) shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each such violation, and not to exceed $1,100,000 for all such violations after the second conviction in any 3-year period.

    This section establishes civil penalties for violations related to false statements and misbranding of seafood.

  • 21 U.S.C. § 381

    SEC. 810A. COOPERATION WITH STATES TO CONDUCT SEAFOOD INSPECTIONS. (a) Establishment of Cooperative Inspection Program.--The Secretary may establish a program under which a State may conduct inspection, testing, and certification of seafood imported or offered for import into the United States.

    This authorizes the establishment of a cooperative program for states to conduct inspections, testing, and certification of seafood.

Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1057 do?
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood.
Who sponsors HR 1057?
HR 1057 is sponsored by Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), and Higgins, Clay (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1057?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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