House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for the eventual removal of intrastate distribution restrictions on State inspected meat and poultry.
Sponsor: Rep. William Thornberry R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 1999
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: May 11, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), David Minge (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jim Nussle (R-IA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), John Thune (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.
- H.J.Res. 72 (106th) Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact.
- H.R. 1547 (106th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements with respect to the TRICARE program.
- H.R. 497 (106th) Emergency Oil and Gas Recovery Act
- H.R. 564 (106th) To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
- H.R. 4124 (106th) Military Retiree Health Care Options Act
- H.R. 498 (106th) Strategic Reserve Replenishment Act of 1999
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.