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John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act

USA117th CongressS-2732| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2021
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines Act or the John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption. It also makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive horse flesh, carcass, or part of a carcass for it to be used for human consumption. Violators are subject to criminal penalties.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2006
John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2006
    John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act


  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act

USA117th CongressS-2732| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2021
John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines Act or the John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption. It also makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive horse flesh, carcass, or part of a carcass for it to be used for human consumption. Violators are subject to criminal penalties.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2006
John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2006
    John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act


  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted