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HCONRES 175 107th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural estimating and reporting Animals Commerce Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Labor and Employment Livestock industry Meat packing industry Occupational health and safety Protection of farm animals

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 should be fully enforced so as to prevent needless suffering of animals.

Introduced: June 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jun 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 27, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture should track violations and fully enforce the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure humane livestock slaughter and worker safety; and (2) United States policy should be that livestock handling and slaughter should be carried out only by humane methods.
What's happening now July 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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