An act to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to exempt restaurant central kitchens under certain conditions from Federal inspection requirements.
Public Law 98-487 · H.R. 5223 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX-15)
Cosponsors (14): Rep. William Patman, Rep. Timothy Penny,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to exempt from Federal inspection requirements any restaurant central kitchen that prepares ready-to-eat meat and meat food products or poultry products sent to and served at restaurants owned or operated by the same persons or firms which own or operate such central facility.
Subjects such facilities to: (1) specified recordkeeping requirements; and (2) inspections if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that sanitary conditions or practices have adulterated such meat or poultry products.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-487.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments.
- Oct 2, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2256 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 13, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 21, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- May 17, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Mar 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Mar 22, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.