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HR 113 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labeling Mammals Meat Trade restrictions

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017

Introduced: December 14, 2017 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 3, 2017
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.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017

This bill 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.

The bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts for human consumption.

What's happening now January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1706 Related bill SAFE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 133
All 133 Democratic 93 Republican 15
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 26, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 5, 2018
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 27, 2018
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 25, 2018
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 21, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jun 12, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Jun 1, 2018
Jenkins, Evan
· May 3, 2018
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 15, 2018
Taylor, Scott
· Feb 27, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 14, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Jan 18, 2018
Young, David
· Dec 14, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 7, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 29, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 21, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 31, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 31, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 24, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 3, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 28, 2017
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 15, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 15, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Aug 15, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Aug 8, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 4, 2017
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