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HR 6687 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animal and plant health Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Innovative FEED Act of 2023

Introduced: September 11, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023 or the Innovative FEED Act of 2023

This bill provides for the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances as food additives.

The bill defines zootechnical animal food substance as a substance that is added to the food or drinking water of animals and that affects only the animal's gastrointestinal tract, with the intended purpose of affecting the byproducts of the animal's digestion, reducing foodborne pathogens, or altering the animal's gastrointestinal biome.

The definition does not include substances that are used to treat or prevent diseases in animals, hormones, or active ingredients of animal drugs. Labels for zootechnical animal food substances must include a disclaimer that the substance may not be used to treat or prevent diseases in animals. 

 

What's happening now December 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 7 Republican 19
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Sep 11, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jun 18, 2024
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Pfluger, August
Texas · May 10, 2024
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 5, 2024
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Feb 20, 2024
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 5, 2024
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 5, 2024
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Feb 5, 2024
Duarte, John
· Jan 31, 2024
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Jan 17, 2024
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 10, 2024
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 10, 2024
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 10, 2024
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Jan 3, 2024
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Estes, Ron
Kansas · Dec 19, 2023
Armstrong, Kelly
· Dec 12, 2023
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 12, 2023
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Dec 11, 2023
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Dec 11, 2023
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 11, 2023
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Dec 7, 2023
Bucshon, Larry
· Dec 7, 2023
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Dec 7, 2023
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Dec 7, 2023
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Dec 7, 2023
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Dec 7, 2023
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2023
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Dec 7, 2023
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Dec 7, 2023
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Dec 7, 2023
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Valadao, David G.
California · Dec 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6687: Innovative FEED Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6687/
MLA
"H.R. 6687: Innovative FEED Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6687/.
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H.R. 6687, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6687/.
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[H.R. 6687: Innovative FEED Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6687/)
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