HR 3931 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Downed Animal Protection Act

Introduced Sep 28, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Gary L. Ackerman D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 6, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Downed Animal Protection Act - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory.

Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations providing for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory livestock be humanely euthanized.

Requires an entity to: (1) humanely euthanize nonambulatory livestock (while not limiting the Secretary's ability to test nonambulatory livestock for disease, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy); and (2) not move nonambulatory livestock while such livestock is conscious, and ensure that such livestock remains unconscious until death.

Prohibits an inspector at an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory livestock, carcass, or carcass parts through inspection. Requires an inspector or other employee at such establishment to label such material as "inspected and condemned."

Defines "covered entity," "nonambulatory livestock," and "humanely euthanize."

Cosponsors 143

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2005 to Sep 27, 2006; 97 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalSep 28, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 28, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 28, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-ILMark KirkOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-COMark UdallOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-NMTom UdallOriginalSep 28, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 28, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerSep 29, 2005
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonSep 29, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOct 6, 2005
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Oct 6, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceOct 19, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOct 19, 2005
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOct 19, 2005
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOct 19, 2005
D-FLJim DavisOct 19, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 19, 2005
D-NJRobert MenendezNov 1, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenNov 1, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverNov 3, 2005
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenNov 3, 2005
R-DEMichael N. CastleNov 10, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonDec 7, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroDec 7, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsDec 14, 2005
D-CADoris O. MatsuiDec 14, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldDec 14, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezDec 14, 2005
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickDec 14, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchDec 14, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinDec 14, 2005
D-WABrian BairdDec 15, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownDec 15, 2005
R-OHDavid L. HobsonDec 15, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoDec 15, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandDec 15, 2005
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDec 16, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisDec 16, 2005
D-ORDavid WuDec 16, 2005
D-WIGwen MooreDec 16, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Dec 16, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoDec 16, 2005
D-PAMichael F. DoyleDec 16, 2005
R-NYSherwood BoehlertDec 16, 2005
D-CAXavier BecerraDec 16, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 31, 2006
D-PAChaka FattahJan 31, 2006
R-OHDeborah PryceMar 1, 2006
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMar 28, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheySep 7, 2006
R-GACharles W. NorwoodSep 13, 2006
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzSep 21, 2006
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Sep 27, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2005
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Oct 6, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 6, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
  2. Sep 28, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1779Downed Animal Protection ActIdentical billSep 28, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Downed Animal Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2005Introduced in House

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