H.R. 5286
119th Congress
House
Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relatin… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relating to the transport of animals, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Lobbying activity
16
- ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
- ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5286: Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5286/
"H.R. 5286: Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5286/.
H.R. 5286, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5286/.
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