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HR 961 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labeling Mammals Meat Trade restrictions

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 4, 2019
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.
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines (i.e., horses or other members of the horse family) or equine parts for human consumption.

What's happening now March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 875 Identical bill Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 168
All 168 Democratic 121 Republican 16
R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 30, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Sep 24, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Sep 24, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 24, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 16, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 16, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 10, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 26, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Feb 21, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 13, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 12, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 18, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Nov 18, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 28, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Oct 28, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 28, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 22, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 18, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 18, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Oct 8, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 4, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 4, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 26, 2019
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