HOUSE 272116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Affirming that all men and women are created equal.

Last Action: 4/12/2019

Actions

2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2019-01-08Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-08Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-08Introduced in House
2019-01-08Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-08 (00)

Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019

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.

The bill also allows private rights of action to challenge state or local regulations relating to agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce.

Cosponsors (5)

COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Ron Estes (R-KS)
Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
David Rouzer (R-NC)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

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