HR 2002
107th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animal diseases
Animals
Civil actions and liability
Claims
Clothing
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Counterfeiting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Agriculture
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Evidence (Law)
Export controls
Animal Health Protection Act
Introduced: May 24, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 6, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jun 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
May 24, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Animal Health Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation, entry, or further movement in the United States, or order the destruction or removal, of animals (including livestock) and related conveyances and facilities for reasons of livestock pest or disease control, or humane treatment. Authorizes related activities respecting exportation, interstate movement, cooperative agreements, enforcement and penalties, seizure, and quarantine and disease and pest eradication.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a veterinary accreditation program; and (2) enter into reimbursable fee agreements for preclearance abroad of animals or articles for movement into the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Cosponsors
1