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HRES 407 99th Congress House Animals Agriculture and Rural Affairs Animals and Animal Protection Cattle Livestock Protection of animals

A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should investigate identification procedures to be used in lieu of the hot-iron branding of animals' cheeks.

Introduced: April 8, 1986 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 8, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 8, 1986
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should take immediate steps to investigate alternative animal identification procedures in lieu of hot-iron cheek branding.

What's happening now April 14, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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