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July 30, 2009 Roll call number 680 in the House
Question On Passage: H R 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Ayes: 283 (Democrat: 229; Republican: 54)
Nays: 142 (Democrat: 20; Republican: 122)
Abstained: 8 (Democrat: 6; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of ‘Aye’ votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of ‘aye’ votes: 65%
Result: Passed
Votes by Representative
Name Voted
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1] Aye
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Aye
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4] Nay
Rep. John Adler [D, NJ-3] Abstain
Rep. W. Akin [R, MO-2] Abstain
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5] Nay
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4] Aye
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Aye
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24] Nay
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7] Nay
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Aye
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] Aye
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6] Nay
Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] Aye
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Aye
Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3] Nay
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] Aye
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] Nay
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] Aye
Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8] Aye
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Aye
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Aye
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] Aye
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1] Aye
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13] Aye
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50] Nay
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9] Aye
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2] Aye
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] Aye
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1] Nay
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7] Nay
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] Aye
Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7] Nay
Rep. John Boccieri [D, OH-16] Aye
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] Nay
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1] Nay
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45] Nay
Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3] Nay
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2] Aye
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3] Aye
Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9] Aye
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7] Nay
Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2] Aye
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1] Aye
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8] Nay
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] Aye
Rep. Bobby Bright [D, AL-2] Nay
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] Nay
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3] Aye
Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1] Nay
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5] Aye
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13] Aye
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26] Aye
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5] Nay
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1] Aye
Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4] Aye
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44] Nay
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4] Aye
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48] Nay
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] Nay
Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2] Aye
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2] Aye
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23] Aye
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] Aye
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18] Aye
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3] Aye
Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10] Aye
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] Aye
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31] Nay
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6] Nay
Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0] Aye
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11] Aye
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R, UT-3] Nay
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] Aye
Rep. Travis Childers [D, MS-1] Nay
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] Aye
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11] Aye
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] Aye
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5] Aye
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Aye
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6] Nay
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6] Nay
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Aye
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4] Nay
Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11] Nay
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] Aye
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] Aye
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Aye
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] Aye
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12] Aye
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2] Aye
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4] Aye
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7] Aye
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28] Aye
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7] Nay
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] Aye
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D, PA-3] Aye
Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7] Aye
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7] Aye
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53] Aye
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] Nay
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4] Nay
Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9] Aye
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4] Aye
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] Aye
Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10] Aye
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3] Aye
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15] Aye
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25] Aye
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21] Aye
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6] Aye
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15] Aye
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25] Aye
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2] Aye
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14] Aye
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26] Nay
Rep. Steve Driehaus [D, OH-1] Aye
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2] Nay
Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17] Aye
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4] Aye
Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3] Aye
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5] Aye
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8] Aye
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8] Nay
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] Aye
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] Aye
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2] Aye
Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5] Nay
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17] Aye
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2] Aye
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51] Aye
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] Nay
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4] Nay
Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4] Nay
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1] Aye
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14] Aye
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5] Nay
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] Aye
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2] Nay
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11] Aye
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11] Aye
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24] Nay
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5] Nay
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] Aye
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] Aye
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11] Aye
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1] Nay
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20] Aye
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6] Nay
Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6] Aye
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12] Nay
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6] Nay
Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-8] Abstain
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9] Aye
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29] Aye
Rep. Parker Griffith [D, AL-5] Nay
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] Aye
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2] Aye
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4] Aye
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4] Nay
Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19] Aye
Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11] Aye
Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17] Aye
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36] Aye
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3] Nay
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4] Nay
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23] Aye
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1] Nay
Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2] Nay
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] Nay
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2] Nay
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0] Aye
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27] Aye
Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9] Aye
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] Aye
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22] Nay
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15] Aye
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2] Aye
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2] Aye
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2] Nay
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17] Aye
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] Aye
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15] Aye
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] Aye
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52] Nay
Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4] Nay
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1] Aye
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] Aye
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49] Nay
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2] Aye
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] Aye
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2] Nay
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15] Nay
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3] Nay
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4] Aye
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30] Aye
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3] Nay
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4] Nay
Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8] Aye
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11] Aye
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9] Aye
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1] Aye
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5] Aye
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13] Aye
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [D, OH-15] Aye
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3] Nay
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3] Aye
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5] Nay
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1] Nay
Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] Aye
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1] Aye
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8] Aye
Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22] Aye
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2] Aye
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D, FL-24] Aye
Rep. Frank Kratovil [D, MD-1] Nay
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] Aye
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5] Nay
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7] Aye
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2] Aye
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2] Aye
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1] Aye
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4] Nay
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14] Aye
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5] Nay
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26] Aye
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] Aye
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12] Aye
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41] Nay
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5] Aye
Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7] Abstain
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3] Aye
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2] Aye
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] Aye
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16] Aye
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18] Aye
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3] Nay
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9] Nay
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3] Nay
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0] Nay
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3] Nay
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9] Aye
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14] Nay
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D, NY-25] Aye
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] Aye
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16] Nay
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24] Nay
Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] Nay
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7] Aye
Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8] Nay
Rep. Eric Massa [D, NY-29] Nay
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2] Aye
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5] Aye
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4] Abstain
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22] Nay
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] Nay
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] Nay
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4] Aye
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11] Aye
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7] Aye
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3] Aye
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10] Nay
Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23] Aye
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7] Aye
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25] Nay
Rep. Michael McMahon [D, NY-13] Aye
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5] Nay
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] Aye
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17] Aye
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6] Aye
Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3] Aye
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7] Nay
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2] Aye
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42] Nay
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10] Aye
Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13] Aye
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] Aye
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1] Nay
Rep. Walter Minnick [D, ID-1] Nay
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5] Aye
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1] Aye
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4] Aye
Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3] Aye
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] Aye
Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1] Nay
Rep. Scott Murphy [D, NY-20] Aye
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5] Aye
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8] Aye
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18] Aye
Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12] Abstain
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9] Aye
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8] Aye
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38] Aye
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2] Aye
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19] Nay
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21] Nay
Rep. Glenn Nye [D, VA-2] Aye
Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8] Aye
Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7] Aye
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22] Nay
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1] Aye
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Aye
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Aye
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Aye
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Aye
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] Nay
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] Aye
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Aye
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6] Nay
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Aye
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D, VA-5] Nay
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] Aye
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7] Aye
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6] Nay
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] Nay
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16] Nay
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19] Aye
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2] Nay
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2] Aye
Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0] Aye
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15] Nay
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6] Nay
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4] Aye
Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12] Aye
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5] Aye
Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19] Nay
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3] Aye
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] Aye
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0] Nay
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8] Aye
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16] Aye
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37] Aye
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23] Aye
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1] Nay
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3] Nay
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8] Aye
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46] Nay
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16] Nay
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6] Aye
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] Aye
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4] Aye
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9] Aye
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34] Aye
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40] Nay
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2] Aye
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] Aye
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17] Aye
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1] Nay
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3] Abstain
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47] Abstain
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39] Aye
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] Aye
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1] Aye
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] Aye
Rep. Mark Schauer [D, MI-7] Aye
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29] Aye
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2] Nay
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18] Nay
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5] Aye
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] Aye
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13] Aye
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] Aye
Rep. F. Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5] Nay
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16] Aye
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32] Nay
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] Aye
Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] Nay
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1] Aye
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27] Aye
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19] Aye
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11] Nay
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9] Nay
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2] Nay
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13] Aye
Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4] Aye
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28] Aye
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9] Aye
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4] Aye
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] Nay
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3] Nay
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2] Aye
Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3] Nay
Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18] Aye
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12] Aye
Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5] Aye
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13] Aye
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6] Nay
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1] Aye
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1] Nay
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13] Aye
Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8] Aye
Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4] Aye
Rep. Harry Teague [D, NM-2] Nay
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2] Aye
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5] Nay
Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1] Aye
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2] Aye
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13] Nay
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4] Nay
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12] Aye
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] Aye
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3] Aye
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21] Aye
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] Aye
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3] Aye
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6] Aye
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8] Aye
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12] Aye
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1] Aye
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2] Aye
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1] Aye
Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3] Nay
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20] Aye
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] Aye
Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33] Aye
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] Aye
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30] Aye
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9] Aye
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0] Nay
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3] Nay
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] Aye
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1] Aye
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] Nay
Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6] Aye
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1] Nay
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] Aye
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] Nay
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1] Aye
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3] Aye
Rep. C. W. Young [R, FL-10] Aye
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0] Nay
* - Voters marked “No Data” are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

link to this abomination:

http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6039

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HR 2749 Passes With Some Reassuring Language
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Author: KristenM |

Well, friends, HR 2749 has passed. Of course, we knew it would. But thankfully, a reasoned debate happened before hand, some wording was altered, and many reassurances were given.

I’m still skeptical about the actual implementation of this bill, but that’s because I’m always skeptical about the choices Big Government makes that consistently support Big Industry, and in this case Big Ag.

To find out how your representatives voted, click here.

Thanks to Jill at the La Vida Locavore, we have a rough transcript of the section of the debate centered around how this bill will affect small-scale direct-to-consumer producers and certified organic producers.

A few highlights:

Representative Farr shares his concerns –

I have deep concerns, however, about the fee structure in the measure, which would charge a farm family making jams or syrup or cheese the same fee as a processing plant owned by a multinational corporation employing hundreds or thousands or workers. This strikes me as not only unfair but contrary to federal farm policy that has encouraged small and mid-sized family farms to get into small scale value-added enterprises to survive economically. I am seeking an assurance from the gentleman that a more progressive fee structure will be found that does not inhibit our farm families from taking advantage of new markets.

As a member of the Organic Caucus, I also have concerns about the interplay between this bill and the National Organic Program. Is it the Chairman’s understanding that this bill would not establish any requirements for organically produced or processed products which are in conflict with the requirements established by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and the USDA’s National Organic Program regulations?

Representative Blumenauer echoes his concerns and adds a few more –

I am also concerned about the language regarding interaction between wildlife, livestock and farming practices. Biodiversity is a prerequisite for a healthy farm and not something we should penalize farmers for. Last week in my state, staff from Oregon State University and the Xerces Society led a tour to four diverse Oregon farms where farmers are utilizing techniques such as naturescaping, floodplain restoration and natural hedgerows to encourage crop health, control pests and invasive species, and enhance soil quality. I am concerned that these practices, which are cost effective and bring benefits to the farm and local wildlife, would be in jeopardy under this legislation.

I believe we should target reform and safety efforts towards practices which have been directly linked to food disease outbreaks, rather than limiting approaches that farmers have used for centuries to reduce their dependence on pesticides, herbicides and other carbon intensive farming techniques.

I would like assurance from the Chairman that as the Food and Drug Administration develops these criteria, they will consider the needs of small farms and the practices of organic farmers.

You’ll note that these are most of the concerns I listed yesterday in my post (pretty much all except giving the FDA the power to ban raw milk sales). The representatives questioning the bill made no mention of the NAIS system being implemented on small scale farms, but that’s because the bill that went to floor today provided exemptions from NAIS-type requirements for small-scale farms selling more than half of their products directly to consumers. YAY! For those of you who called your representative, give yourself a pat on the back!

And, you’ll also be pleased to hear the assurances given in response to the concerns of Mr. Farr and Mr. Blumenauer:

The bill before us includes important language that would exempt from registration and from fees on-farm processors who sell more than half of their product by value directly to consumers or who process grain for sale to other farms. I believe these two provisions go a long way to satisfying the kinds of concerns being expressed. However, I realize there are other small farms or small local processors who will not fit under these exemptions who may face a hardship and I promise to work with my colleagues to address these concerns as the bill moves into conference.

With respect to the National Organic Program, it is my expectation that the FDA will work very closely with the NOP as it implements this bill to ensure there are no such conflicts. There is direction within the bill for the FDA to consider small farms, organic practices and conservation methods, and I trust that this will be followed. The intention of this bill is not to harm farming practices that have existed for centuries with minimal documented health risk.

So, it seems like the worst of this bill has been amended, and hopefully the rest will work towards creating a safer industrial food supply.

link to original article:

http://www.foodrenegade.com/hr-2749-passes-with-some-reassuring-language/

and thomas roll call:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll680.xml

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