Bill Text: IA HR18 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution in support of cooperation between the United States Food and Drug Administration and its state partners on dairy testing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HR18 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR18-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
18
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
18
BY
SWEENEY
A
Resolution
in
support
of
cooperation
between
the
1
United
States
Food
and
Drug
Administration
and
its
2
state
partners
on
dairy
testing.
3
WHEREAS,
the
dairy
industry
is
a
keystone
4
United
States
agricultural
industry
that
provides
5
jobs
in
rural
communities,
supports
the
essential
6
infrastructure
that
enables
other
sectors
of
7
agriculture,
and
provides
open
space
for
recreation,
8
sportsmen
and
women,
and
tourism;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
dairy
industry
provides
an
economic
10
impact
of
an
estimated
fourteen
thousand
dollars
per
11
cow
per
year,
primarily
in
the
local
economy;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
dairy
industry
is
one
of
13
the
most
highly
regulated
food-producing
industries
in
14
the
country
and
provides
fresh,
healthy
food
consumed
15
by
millions
of
people
every
day;
and
16
WHEREAS,
for
many
years
the
United
States
Food
and
17
Drug
Administration
and
states
have
cooperatively
18
enforced
food
and
milk
safety
laws
to
assure
the
19
wholesomeness
and
quality
of
the
United
States
food
20
supply;
and
21
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Food
and
Drug
22
Administration
recently
proposed
a
testing
plan
related
23
to
residual
antibiotics
in
milk
without
an
adequate
24
communication
strategy
with
its
state
partners,
25
thereby
making
it
difficult
for
states
to
have
timely
26
information
to
respond
to
their
key
stakeholders;
and
27
WHEREAS,
the
testing
protocol
and
lack
of
clear
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information
potentially
created
a
regulatory
bind
for
1
states,
forcing
them
to
act
on
preliminary
results
from
2
a
screening
test;
and
3
WHEREAS,
the
original
testing
protocol
is
a
process
4
taking
several
days
or
weeks
and
would
result
in
the
5
likelihood
that
a
dairy
might
have
to
dump
milk
while
6
waiting
for
the
test
results,
creating
an
economic
7
hardship
for
farms;
and
8
WHEREAS,
it
is
essential
that
such
a
significant
9
loss
of
income
should
equate
to
the
level
of
risk;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Food
and
Drug
11
Administration
has
taken
input
from
national
12
stakeholders
and
now
placed
the
original
plan
on
hold
13
and
is
working
to
determine
alternate
means
of
moving
14
forward;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
National
Association
of
State
16
Departments
of
Agriculture
has
agreed
to
convene
a
17
committee
to
identify
pitfalls
and
determine
solutions
18
so
an
assessment
of
the
additional
antibiotic
residues,
19
if
any,
in
milk
can
be
determined
and
then
develop
20
an
enforcement
strategy
if
a
problem
exists;
NOW
21
THEREFORE,
22
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
23
That
the
House
of
Representatives
commends
the
United
24
States
Food
and
Drug
Administration
for
recognizing
the
25
value
of
additional
technical
and
programmatic
input
26
from
its
state
partners
to
scientifically
determine
27
the
likelihood
of
illegal
residues
being
found
in
milk
28
before
implementing
an
enforcement
program;
and
29
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
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Representatives
commends
the
National
Association
of
1
State
Departments
of
Agriculture
for
convening
the
2
committee
and
encourages
the
association
to
include
3
at
least
one
member
on
the
committee
representing
the
4
State
Agriculture
and
Rural
Leaders
Association;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
6
Representatives
encourages
the
United
States
Food
7
and
Drug
Administration,
in
partnership
with
state
8
agencies
and
legislatures,
to
implement
an
outreach
and
9
education
program
that
can
help
assure
the
validity
10
of
the
rationale
for
the
project
and
increase
the
11
assurance
of
voluntary
compliance
wherever
possible,
12
including
outreach
directly
with
the
producers
who
have
13
been
identified
as
likely
in
violation;
and
14
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
15
Representatives
encourages
the
United
States
Food
and
16
Drug
Administration
to
create
a
system
of
timely
and
17
thorough
communication
and
partnership
with
state
18
agencies
and
legislatures
as
it
approaches
this
and
19
other
regulatory
issues;
and
20
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
21
Representatives
encourages
members
of
the
National
22
Association
of
State
Departments
of
Agriculture
23
to
provide
timely
information
to
their
respective
24
legislative
committees
regarding
this
and
other
federal
25
regulatory
issues;
and
26
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
27
resolution
be
sent
to
the
Honorable
Tom
Vilsack,
United
28
States
Secretary
of
Agriculture;
and
29
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
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resolution
be
sent
to
the
Honorable
Margaret
A.
1
Hamburg,
M.D.,
Commissioner
of
Food
and
Drugs
of
the
2
United
States
Food
and
Drug
Administration;
and
3
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
4
resolution
be
sent
to
Mr.
Leonard
Blackham,
President
5
of
the
National
Association
of
State
Departments
of
6
Agriculture;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
8
resolution
be
sent
to
the
Honorable
Tom
Harkin,
9
Chairman
of
the
Agriculture,
Nutrition,
and
10
Forestry
Committee
of
the
United
States
Senate;
11
and
the
Honorable
Frank
Lucas,
Chairman
of
the
12
Committee
on
Agriculture,
United
States
House
of
13
Representatives;
and
14
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
15
resolution
be
sent
to
Iowa’s
congressional
16
delegation;
and
17
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
18
resolution
be
sent
to
the
chairpersons
of
the
19
agriculture
committees
in
other
state
legislatures.
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