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Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 18, 2015
Latest Action
September 25, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Thomas MassieRepublican(KY)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
43pct
7d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
Milk Freedom Act of 2015 This bill provides that federal departments, agencies, or courts must not prohibit, interfere with, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk or milk products packaged for direct human consumption based on the determination that, solely because the product is unpasteurized, it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law.
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Filing registrants (2)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; S.2947 & H.R.5298 Food Date Labeling Act; S.1653 & H.R. 3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Supported the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) and S. 2609. Supported the Senate biotech labeling compromise (S. 764). Milk Standard of Identity - Supported congressional efforts to urge FDA to increase enforcement relating to the standard of identity for milk. Food Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Raw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $230,330 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1552 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic Residues in animal tissues and milk. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation. Raw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $230,330 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1552 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic Residues in animal tissues and milk. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation. Raw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $91,623 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Supported the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) and S. 2609. Supported the Senate biotech labeling compromise (S. 764). Milk Standard of Identity - Supported congressional efforts to urge FDA to increase enforcement relating to the standard of identity for milk. Food Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Raw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $91,623 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; S.2947 & H.R.5298 Food Date Labeling Act; S.1653 & H.R. 3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Supported the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) and S. 2609. Supported the Senate biotech labeling compromise (S. 764). Food Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Raw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $114,035 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Animals
Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1552 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic Residues in animal tissues and milk. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation. Raw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $114,035 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 & H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Supported the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) and S. 2609. Supported the Senate biotech labeling compromise (S. 764). Food Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Raw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $73,722 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Animals
Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1552 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic Residues in animal tissues and milk. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation. Raw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $73,722 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Animals
Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1552 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic Residues in animal tissues and milk. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation. Raw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $187,480 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Supported the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) and S. 2609. Food Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Raw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk (H.R. 3563, H.R. 3564).
Client expense: $187,480 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 & H.R.3886 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Public information about medical research; Soda warning labels.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 & H.R.3886 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Public information about medical research.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; powdered caffeine; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; H.R.1687 Federal Excise Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Republican |
| VA |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Justin Amash | Libertarian | MI |
| Louie Gohmert | Republican | TX |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)