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HR 1018 110th 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: February 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Animal diseasesAnimalsFederal preemptionGovernment Operations and Politics
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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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
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 Latest action March 2, 2007

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

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 13, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1018: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1018/
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"H.R. 1018: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1018/.
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H.R. 1018, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1018/.
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[H.R. 1018: 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/110-HR-1018/)
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