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(NaturalNews) Slammed by a barrage of phone calls and emails today that the mainstream media isn't even reporting, the U.S. Senate today has decided to postpone their vote on S.510 -- the Food Safety Modernization Act -- until Tuesday morning. Internet reports that S.510 has already passed are incorrect. The final bill has not yet been voted on (only a motion to move forward was voted on). The Tester Amendment has been passed (see below for more details) which would exclude the smaller farm operations from the more onerous provisions of the bill.

Unless I'm reading this wrong, the Famine Act has not yet passed in the House. [actual links coming up] H.R. 1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1332 Sponser: Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA20] H.R.1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009 http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/bills/111/hr1332 Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01332: - H.R.1332 ...Title: Safe FEAST Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 3/5/2009) Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from HHS, USDA.

Senate action on legislation revamping the nation's food safety laws will be delayed until Tuesday morning. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday afternoon that two amendments (Coburn earmark ban, Coburn substitute that pays for food safety --- neither of which are expected to get the 67 votes needed for passage) and final passage of the food safety legislation will start at 9:00 am Tuesday. The final bill is expected to pass. The House still must vote on the bill as well but is expected to pass without much difficulty