Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
This bill establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available.
Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must increase specified activities to address the threats and causes of zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease outbreaks. Additionally, the United States must work with other United Nations member states to urge a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking.
Further, the President may impose sanctions against a foreign country or foreign nationals that the Department of State has determined are taking certain actions that enable or facilitate commercial wildlife markets.
Among other reports required by the bill, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must conduct a study and submit a report that includes an evaluation of (1) the impact that consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of novel viral and other pathogens, (2) the role of consuming terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine in the transmission of microbes from animals to humans, and (3) the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to this transmission.
Cosponsors 188
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 15, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jan 15, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jan 21, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jan 21, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 4, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 4, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 13, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Dec 20, 2022 |
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 | |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2021 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2549 | Mike Quigley D-IL | May 19, 2021 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H55.
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11822 | Origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic Archived | Resource | Jun 11, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 37 | Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jan 25, 2021 |
| HR 8433 | Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Sep 29, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Alternative treatments
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Ecology
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Endangered and threatened species
- Farmland
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Livestock
- Meat
- Nutrition and diet
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
