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SAFE Act of 2021

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2022
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 23, 2022
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2021 or the SAFE Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the transporting, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of an equine (e.g., horse) that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption.

What's happening now June 23, 2022

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 208
All 208 Democratic 131 Republican 22
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 23, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 14, 2022
 D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Sep 21, 2022
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Sep 21, 2022
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Sep 21, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Sep 21, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 22, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 27, 2022
 R
Fallon, Pat
Texas · May 27, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Apr 5, 2022
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 9, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 11, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jan 25, 2022
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 6, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 6, 2022
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 2, 2021
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 30, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Nov 30, 2021
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 30, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 18, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 17, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Nov 17, 2021
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 16, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Nov 16, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Nov 16, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Nov 16, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Nov 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3355: SAFE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3355/
MLA
"H.R. 3355: SAFE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3355/.
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H.R. 3355, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3355/.
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