S 2732
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act
Introduced: September 14, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines Act or the John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act
This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption.
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption.
It also makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive horse flesh, carcass, or part of a carcass for it to be used for human consumption.
Violators are subject to criminal penalties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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