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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

SAFER Meat and Poultry Act

S. 18Introduced Jan 19, 1999Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Harkin D-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 19, 1999 — 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

15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats

0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Harry Reid (D-NV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Harkin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress

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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.