Senate Ag Chairman Hopes Reworked Biotech Labeling Bill Passes This Month
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., is reworking a bill that would both pre-empt state mandatory biotech labeling requirements to earn enough support to pass the Senate and be enacted before July 1, the day a…
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mandatory GMO labeling law is set to take effect in Vermont, a committee majority spokeswoman said in an email. “Chairman Roberts continues to work toward a solution that can get support of enough senators,” she said. “His goal is to find that compromise so that legislation can be moved during the upcoming work period.” The chamber returns from recess on June 6, and will remain in session until June 30. The Biotech Labeling Solutions Bill has stalled since senators on March 16 voted 49-48 to prevent a final vote on it (see 1603170023). The House passed similar legislation last July (here).