US SB1706 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2-1)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
John Stringer Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports Act SAFE Act 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.
Title
John Stringer Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports Act SAFE Act
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-08-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB113 (Related) 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1706/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1706/BILLS-115s1706is.pdf |