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HJR 12                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12                                                                                               
    Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's                                                                   
    approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage genetically engineered                                                                  
    salmon; and 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 recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(FSH)                                                                                   
    Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's                                                                   
    approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage genetically engineered                                                                  
    salmon; and urging the United States Congress to enact legislation                                                          
    that requires prominently labeling genetically engineered salmon                                                            
    and salmon products with the words "Genetically Modified" on                                                                
    the product's packaging.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Stutes, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Fansler, Tarr, Chenault, Kreiss-Tomkins, Stutes                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Eastman                                                                                                 

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The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHJR 12(FSH):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HJR 12 was referred to the Resources Committee.