legislation: 105-hr-3771

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105-hr-3771 105 hr 3771 Sound Science, Safe Imports, and Healthy Communities Act of 1998 Agriculture and Food 1998-04-30 1998-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] FL D D000275 1 Sound Science, Safe Imports, and Healthy Communities Act of 1998 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing a final rule permitting importation of Brazilian papayas into the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands until certain agricultural and environmental requirements have been met to prevent introduction of the Mediterranean and South American fruit flies and other plant pests and diseases into the United States (and specifically, Florida). 2025-08-21T16:12:16Z  

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