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
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1