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HR 6042 109th Congress House

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the…

Official title: To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.

Introduced: September 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 18, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6042: To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6042/
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"H.R. 6042: To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6042/.
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H.R. 6042, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6042/.
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[H.R. 6042: To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6042/)
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