House won't vote on repeal of USDA catfish program this year; committee bashes duplication

Lawmakers seeking to move a catfish inspection program from the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service back to the Food and Drug Administration will not get the chance to vote on a Senate-passed resolution this year, multiple sources told Inside U.S. Trade . The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee devoted its last hearing of the session, on Dec. 7, to examining the program – hearing testimony from FDA and Government Accountability Office officials. Critics of the shift to...