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A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish an Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program and a National Livestock Vaccine Bank, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3681| Senate 
| Updated: 11/29/2018
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support activities to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to animal pests and diseases affecting the economic interests of the livestock industry and related U.S. industries. The bill also establishes a National Livestock Vaccine Bank within USDA to leverage, as appropriate, the mechanisms and infrastructure that have been developed for the management, storage, and distribution of the National Veterinary Stockpile. The vaccine bank must maintain a sufficient quantity of animal vaccine, antiviral, or therapeutic products: (1) to appropriately respond to the most damaging animal diseases affecting human health and the economy, and (2) be capable of deployment within 24 hours of an outbreak of the animal disease.
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Nov 29, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 29, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • November 29, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 29, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 115-3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish an Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program and a National Livestock Vaccine Bank, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3681| Senate 
| Updated: 11/29/2018
Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support activities to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to animal pests and diseases affecting the economic interests of the livestock industry and related U.S. industries. The bill also establishes a National Livestock Vaccine Bank within USDA to leverage, as appropriate, the mechanisms and infrastructure that have been developed for the management, storage, and distribution of the National Veterinary Stockpile. The vaccine bank must maintain a sufficient quantity of animal vaccine, antiviral, or therapeutic products: (1) to appropriately respond to the most damaging animal diseases affecting human health and the economy, and (2) be capable of deployment within 24 hours of an outbreak of the animal disease.
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Timeline
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 29, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • November 29, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 29, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 115-3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted