House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1999
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Feb 18, 1999 — Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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
73 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 32 Democrats
40 of 73 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Harold Ford (D-TN), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN) and 43 more.
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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.