HR 1942
114th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Mammals
Meat
Trade restrictions
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug.
Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
93
D
Torres, Norma J.
Bishop, Mike
D
Adams, Alma S.
BECERRA, XAVIER
Gowdy, Trey
D
Clyburn, James E.
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Doggett, Lloyd
D
Castor, Kathy
Curbelo, Carlos
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Neal, Richard E.
R
Schweikert, David
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Bera, Ami
D
Castro, Joaquin
Shuster, Bill
Donovan, Daniel
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Norcross, Donald
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Chu, Judy
D
Cohen, Steve
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Larson, John B.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Takano, Mark
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Carson, André
Sanford, Mark
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
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