To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.

United States115th CongressHR-113House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 25, 2017

Summary

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. The bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts for human consumption.

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S-1706: A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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