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HR 1018 110th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animal diseases Animals Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Livestock Local laws State laws

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: February 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Feb 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 13, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out (and prohibits use of federal funds to implement or carry out) a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement that mandates the participation of livestock owners.

Sets forth requirements governing disclosure of information obtained through a voluntary animal identification system established by the Secretary to identify and trace animals.

What's happening now March 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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