HR 1094 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013

Latest action · Apr 2, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

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. IntroducedMar 12, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or transport of equines (horses and other members of the equidae family) or their parts (including flesh, meat, and viscera), or the importing or exporting of equines or their parts into or out of the United States, by any person who knows or should have known that such equines are to be slaughtered for human consumption as food.

Cosponsors 183

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2013 to Dec 3, 2014; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NYMichael G. GrimmOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 12, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 12, 2013
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzMar 15, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 15, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnMar 15, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 15, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 15, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloMar 15, 2013
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMar 15, 2013
R-FLVern BuchananMar 15, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 15, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMar 18, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMar 18, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerMar 18, 2013
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 18, 2013
D-CALoretta SanchezMar 18, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 18, 2013
D-FLPatrick MurphyMar 18, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 19, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyMar 19, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 19, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightMar 19, 2013
D-ILMike QuigleyMar 19, 2013
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 19, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenMar 19, 2013
D-CATony CárdenasMar 19, 2013
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 9, 2013
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsApr 9, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterApr 9, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeApr 9, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelApr 9, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenApr 9, 2013
R-FLDennis A. RossApr 9, 2013
D-NVDina TitusApr 9, 2013
D-MDElijah E. CummingsApr 9, 2013
R-CAGary G. MillerApr 9, 2013
D-CAJackie SpeierApr 9, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesApr 9, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 9, 2013
D-CALois CappsApr 9, 2013
D-MANiki TsongasApr 9, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 9, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyApr 9, 2013
D-MISander M. LevinApr 9, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchApr 9, 2013
R-PATom MarinoApr 9, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeApr 9, 2013
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyApr 11, 2013
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 11, 2013
R-NJJon RunyanApr 11, 2013
D-CARaul RuizApr 11, 2013
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenApr 11, 2013
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesApr 16, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuApr 16, 2013
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamApr 16, 2013
R-ILPeter J. RoskamApr 16, 2013
R-NJChristopher H. SmithApr 23, 2013
D-FLKathy CastorApr 23, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonApr 23, 2013
I-AZKyrsten SinemaApr 23, 2013
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 26, 2013
D-ILDaniel LipinskiApr 26, 2013
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 26, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellApr 26, 2013
D-COJared PolisApr 26, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelApr 26, 2013
D-WIMark PocanApr 26, 2013
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 26, 2013
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMay 3, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonMay 3, 2013
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 3, 2013
D-NJRush HoltMay 3, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 3, 2013
R-MDAndy HarrisMay 7, 2013
D-CASam FarrMay 7, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 7, 2013
D-NMBen Ray LujánMay 13, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumMay 13, 2013
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 13, 2013
D-NYGrace MengMay 13, 2013
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.May 13, 2013
D-MARichard E. NealMay 13, 2013
D-NVSteven HorsfordMay 13, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 21, 2013
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 21, 2013
D-TXLloyd DoggettMay 21, 2013
D-CASusan A. DavisMay 21, 2013
D-WAAdam SmithJun 3, 2013
R-SCMark SanfordJun 3, 2013
D-HITulsi GabbardJun 3, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jun 5, 2013
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 5, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 13, 2013
D-SCJames E. ClyburnJun 18, 2013
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyJul 10, 2013
D-TNJim CooperJul 16, 2013
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJul 22, 2013
R-SCMick MulvaneyJul 22, 2013
D-NYNita M. LoweyJul 22, 2013
R-VARobert J. WittmanJul 23, 2013
D-CAAmi BeraAug 1, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoAug 1, 2013
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzAug 2, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 6, 2013
R-SCTrey GowdySep 6, 2013
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 16, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 16, 2013
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 16, 2013
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Sep 25, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoSep 25, 2013
D-PAChaka FattahSep 28, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownSep 28, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerSep 30, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 30, 2013
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 30, 2013
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezSep 30, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonOct 2, 2013
D-ILBill FosterOct 2, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOct 2, 2013
D-WIGwen MooreOct 2, 2013
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOct 7, 2013
D-CABrad ShermanOct 7, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOct 7, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasOct 7, 2013
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOct 10, 2013
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 10, 2013
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOct 11, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOct 16, 2013
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Oct 16, 2013
D-NJAlbio SiresOct 22, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOct 22, 2013
D-FLJoe GarciaOct 22, 2013
D-CAKaren BassOct 22, 2013
D-ILRobin L. KellyOct 22, 2013
R-PAScott PerryOct 22, 2013
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOct 22, 2013
D-ILTammy DuckworthOct 22, 2013
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOct 24, 2013
R-PALou BarlettaOct 28, 2013
R-OHDavid P. JoyceNov 22, 2013
D-NYEliot L. EngelNov 22, 2013
D-WAJim McDermottDec 12, 2013
R-CAKen CalvertDec 12, 2013
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezDec 12, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJan 27, 2014
D-CAJerry McNerneyJan 27, 2014
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIJan 27, 2014
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJan 27, 2014
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 5, 2014
D-HIColleen HanabusaFeb 6, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 5, 2014
D-TXGene GreenMar 26, 2014
D-GAJohn LewisApr 28, 2014
R-COMike CoffmanApr 28, 2014
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJul 9, 2014
D-CALinda T. SánchezJul 22, 2014
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiJul 23, 2014
R-PACharles W. DentNov 12, 2014
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiNov 12, 2014
D-MOEmanuel CleaverNov 17, 2014
D-FLAlan GraysonNov 18, 2014
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderNov 18, 2014
D-NYBrian HigginsNov 18, 2014
D-WADenny HeckDec 1, 2014
D-CODiana DeGetteDec 3, 2014

Withdrew 1 Erik Paulsen R-MN Jan 28, 2014

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2013
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 15, 2013
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2013
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred Apr 2, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
  2. Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 12, 2013Introduced in House
  4. Mar 12, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E629Patrick Meehan R-PAApr 30, 2014

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS21842Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues ArchivedReportJun 28, 2013

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the sale or transport of equines and equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption.
Short Titles as Introduced
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2013Introduced in House

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