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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997

S. 617Introduced Apr 17, 1997Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Johnson D-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 17, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Craig Thomas (R-WY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.