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H.R. 8433 116th Congress House

Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

Official title: To address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Mike Quigley Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, 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.
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 Latest action September 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, 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.

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Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

This bill establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available.

Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must increase specified activities to address the threats and causes of zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease outbreaks. Additionally, the United States must work with other United Nations member states to urge a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking.

Further, the President may impose sanctions against a foreign country or foreign nationals that the Department of State has determined are taking certain actions that enable or facilitate commercial wildlife markets.

Among other reports required by the bill, the State Department must conduct a study and submit a report that includes an evaluation of (1) the impact that consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of novel viral and other pathogens, (2) the role of consuming terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine in the transmission of microbes from animals to humans, and (3) the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to this transmission.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4749 Identical bill Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
  • HR 151 Reintroduced Bill Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 150
All 150 Democratic 82 Republican 5
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 3, 2021
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 3, 2021
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 31, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Dec 31, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 18, 2020
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 18, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Dec 18, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Dec 18, 2020
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 15, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Dec 15, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Dec 15, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 15, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Dec 15, 2020
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 8, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 8, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 8, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 4, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Dec 4, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Dec 4, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Dec 4, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 4, 2020
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 30, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 30, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 30, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Nov 24, 2020
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Harder, Josh
California · Nov 24, 2020
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 19, 2020
Katko, John
· Nov 19, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 19, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Nov 12, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 12, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Nov 9, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Nov 9, 2020
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 9, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 5, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 5, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Nov 5, 2020
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 30, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2020
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 30, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 30, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Oct 30, 2020
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie
· Oct 30, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Oct 30, 2020
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 30, 2020
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Bera, Ami
California · Oct 27, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 27, 2020
Brindisi, Anthony
· Oct 27, 2020
Haaland, Debra
· Oct 27, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8433/
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