Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D KucinichSponsor

11 cosponsors · 10 D, 1 I

D Nadler MOD Owens BS

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003 - Prohibits: (1) a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop to be grown, raised, or otherwise cultivated until the final regulations and tracking system required by this Act are in effect; and (2) cultivation of a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop in an open air environment, or…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 25, 2003

Directs: (1) the United States Department of Agriculture to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of all pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent contamination; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture to issue related regulations.

Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of such provisions.

Directs the National Academy of Sciences to report on alternative methods to produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals that may be conducted in controlled production facilities without the risk of contamination.

Defines: (1) genetically engineered plant; (2) genetically engineered material; (3) genetically engineered seed; (4) pharmaceutical crop; and (5) industrial crop.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003

Latest action (Aug 7, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 25, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.