Key Votes
S Amdt 2310 - Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Kirsten Gillibrand voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
- S Amdt 2392 - Reduces Funding for Food Stamps
- S Amdt 2393 - Repeals Sugar Subsidies
- S Amdt 2181 - Limits Farm Subsidies to Farmers with Incomes Under $250,000
- S Amdt 2174 - Limits Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- S Amdt 2172 - Rescinds Bonuses to States for Administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- S Amdt 2156 - Increases Funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
- S Amdt 2454 - Prohibits Food Aid to North Korea Unless Waived by President
- S Amdt 2310 - Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients
- S Amdt 2372 - Prohibits the EPA from Conducting Aerial Surveillance of Agricultural Operations
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - June 21, 2012
Title: Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (26-73) - June 21, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 3240 that authorizes states to require the labeling of food, beverages, and other edible products that contain genetically engineered ingredients.
- Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress detailing the percentage of food and beverages sold in the United States that contain “genetically engineered ingredients.”
- Defines “genetically engineered ingredients” as any ingredient that is derived from or produced by the alteration of an organism at the molecular or cellular level by means that are not possible under natural conditions or processes.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
