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S 1706 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labeling Mammals Meat Trade restrictions

SAFE Act

Introduced: August 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

John Stringer Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports Act or the SAFE Act

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 August 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 113 Related bill Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 21 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 2, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 21, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 18, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 24, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 19, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Oct 19, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 5, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 4, 2017
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 26, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 13, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 6, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 6, 2017
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 6, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 3, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Aug 3, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 2, 2017
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 2, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Aug 2, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1706: SAFE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1706/
MLA
"S. 1706: SAFE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1706/.
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S. 1706, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1706/.
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