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2016-04-17 Senate Journal

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2016-04-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 2611
HJR 28                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE JOINT                                                                           
RESOLUTION NO. 28(FSH) Opposing the United States Food and                                                                      
Drug Administration's approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage                                                                       
genetically engineered salmon; urging the United States Congress to                                                             
enact legislation that requires prominently labeling genetically                                                                
engineered products with the words "Genetically Modified" on the                                                                
product's packaging; and supporting the efforts of the state's                                                                  
congressional delegation to delay the confirmation of the new                                                                   
commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration                                                                  
until the United States Food and Drug Administration agrees to require                                                          
labeling for genetically engineered salmon, and recommended it be                                                               
replaced with                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                
     NO. 28(RES) Opposing the United States Food and Drug                                                                       
     Administration's approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage                                                                       
     genetically engineered salmon; urging the United States                                                                    
     Congress to enact legislation that requires prominently                                                                    
     labeling genetically engineered products with the words                                                                    
     "Genetically Modified" on the product's packaging; and                                                                     
     urging the United States Congress and the United States Food                                                               
     and Drug Administration to classify the state as Tier IV for                                                               
     purposes of administering and funding consideration under                                                                  
     the Food Safety Modernization Act. (Title Change SCR 28)                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Giessel, Chair; Senators Costello,                                                                     
Wielechowski, Coghill, Stedman, Stoltze.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.