H.R. 661 - Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act
- Sponsor:
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act
H.R. 661 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- Authorizes the humane euthanasia of livestock that is nonambulatory (unable to walk). The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to set forth regulations regarding the humane treatment of nonambulatory livestock. The bill includes definitions of the terms "humanely euthanize" and "nonambulatory livestock". (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Co-Sponsors
- Philip English
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward J. Markey
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Deborah Pryce
- Mark Kirk
- Robert B. Aderholt
- Timothy H. Bishop
- Peter T. King
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- G. K. Butterfield
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
- Judy Biggert
- James P. McGovern
- John F. Tierney
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Yvette D. Clarke
- William Delahunt
- David G. Reichert
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher H. Smith
- Eliot L. Engel
- Nita M. Lowey
- Charles B. Rangel
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Michael McNulty
- Michael E. Capuano
- Adam B. Schiff
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Henry Brown
- Michael Ferguson
- Michael H. Michaud
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Joe Wilson
- Rush Holt
- Mark Udall
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Dale E. Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen F. Lynch
- David Wu
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- H. Saxton
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Joseph Knollenberg
- Tom Lantos
- Steven C. LaTourette
- Doris O. Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Jon Porter
- Elton Gallegly
- Roscoe G. Bartlett
- Thomas Davis
- André Carson
- John Spratt
- Jim Gerlach
- James R. Langevin
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Steven R. Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Michael Castle
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Hall
- Lee Terry
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Joe Sestak
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- José E. Serrano
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Frank A. LoBiondo
- Steve Cohen
- Albio Sires
- David E. Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- Richard E. Neal
- Frederick Boucher
- Norman D. Dicks
- Michael M. Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert A. Brady
- James P. Moran
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Susan A. Davis
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard L. Berman
- John W. Olver
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Michael F. Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry A. Waxman
- John B. Larson
- Todd Russell Platts
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Frank R. Wolf
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- James E. Clyburn
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural industries
- Animal diseases
- Animals
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Business
- Consumers
- Criminal justice
- Department of Agriculture
- Euthanasia
- Executive departments
- Fines (Penalties)
- Food
- Labeling
- Law
- Livestock
- Meat inspection
- Meat packing industry
- Medical care
- Medicine
- Protection of animals
- Veterinary medicine
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/24/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/24/2007 1/24/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 2/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Animal Rights, which…
supported this bill
Animal Rights | $184,100 |
$184,100 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org