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HR 2519 108th Congress House Animals Administrative procedure Agricultural industries Agriculture and Food Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Euthanasia Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Health Law Livestock Meat inspection Meat packing industry Protection of animals Veterinary medicine

Downed Animal Protection Act

Introduced: June 19, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 19, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Downed Animal Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory livestock be humanely euthanized.

Provides that an entity shall: (1) not move nonambulatory livestock while such livestock is conscious; and (2) humanely euthanize such livestock.

Prohibits an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory livestock through inspection.

Defines "covered entity," and "humanely euthanize."

What's happening now June 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 20 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 21, 2004
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2004
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 21, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 7, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 23, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 15, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 19, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 19, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 19, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 19, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 19, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 19, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 19, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 19, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2519: Downed Animal Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2519/
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"H.R. 2519: Downed Animal Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2519/.
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H.R. 2519, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2519/.
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