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HR 6513 119th Congress House Animals

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

Introduced: February 20, 2026 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 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.
Jan 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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What's happening now January 13, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Feb 20, 2026
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2026
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 30, 2026
 D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Jan 7, 2026
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 15, 2025
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 9, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6513: MINKS are Superspreaders Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6513/
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"H.R. 6513: MINKS are Superspreaders Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6513/.
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H.R. 6513, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6513/.
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