Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products Inspection and Identification Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products Inspection and Identification Act - Prohibits the importation of palm oil and palm oil products unless the Secretary of Agriculture certifies that such products are pure and wholesome and meet sanitation standards. Authorizes the Secretary to establish such standards, and to inspect such imports. Requires that such imports meet the packaging and labeling requirements in effect in the United States and specify the country of origin. Makes all palm oil in the United States subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Sets forth labeling requirements for palm oil in the United States Imposes a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, for violation of this Act. Increases such penalties to a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both, when such violation includes an intent to defraud.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on August 31, 1976. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on August 31, 1976: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 94th Congress (1975-76), 588 of the 21,097 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
EDWARD JONES (D-TN) introduced it on August 31, 1976. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on August 31, 1976, 18272 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18272 days ago, on August 31, 1976.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 94th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1977 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers