here is the kicker:

“(a) Definition of food.—In this subtitle, the term ‘food’ has the meaning given the term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).

“(b) Federal preemption.—No State or a political subdivision of a State may directly or indirectly establish under any authority or continue in effect as to any food or seed in interstate commerce any requirement relating to the labeling of whether a food (including food served in a restaurant or similar establishment) or seed is genetically engineered (which shall include such other similar terms as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture) or was developed or produced using genetic engineering, including any requirement for claims that a food or seed is or contains an ingredient that was developed or produced using genetic engineering.”.

that seems to be the gist of the bill... the federal gov gets to decide what is "scientific", and the law, if passed, would prohibit any state law or regulation which requires that GMO show up on labeling... and would also prohibit non-gmo food producers from claiming that non-gmo food is superior...

in other words, shut up and eat your soylent green proles...

.... seems strange but .... they are among the Nays so tallied.


http://www.naturalnews.com/053356_DARK_Act_US_Senators_GMO_labeling.html


Alexander (R-TN), Yea Flake (R-AZ), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Ayotte (R-NH), Yea Franken (D-MN), Nay Paul (R-KY), Nay
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay Gardner (R-CO), Yea Perdue (R-GA), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Peters (D-MI), Nay
Bennet (D-CO), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Portman (R-OH), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay Grassley (R-IA), Yea Reed (D-RI), Nay
Blunt (R-MO), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea Reid (D-NV), Nay
Booker (D-NJ), Nay Heinrich (D-NM), Nay Risch (R-ID), Yea
Boozman (R-AR), Yea Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay Heller (R-NV), Nay Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Nay Hirono (D-HI), Nay Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Not Voting
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Sasse (R-NE), Yea
Capito (R-WV), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Nay Johnson (R-WI), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Yea Kaine (D-VA), Nay Scott (R-SC), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Nay King (I-ME), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea Kirk (R-IL), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea Lankford (R-OK), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Sullivan (R-AK), Nay
Coons (D-DE), Nay Lee (R-UT), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Yea Manchin (D-WV), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Markey (D-MA), Nay Tillis (R-NC), Yea
Cotton (R-AR), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea Toomey (R-PA), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay Udall (D-NM), Nay
Cruz (R-TX), Not Voting McConnell (R-KY), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Nay Warner (D-VA), Nay
Donnelly (D-IN), Yea Merkley (D-OR), Nay Warren (D-MA), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea Moran (R-KS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Ernst (R-IA), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Fischer (R-NE), Yea Murray (D-WA), Nay


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