SAFE Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedMay 30, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023
This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to preemptively negotiate regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Foreign Agricultural Service, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, are authorized to negotiate the regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other trade agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.
In addition, USDA must promulgate a regulation requiring that, within three days of removing any language from the FSIS Import and Export Library, FSIS notify each state department of agriculture, each lead state agency for animal disease, and any state and national producer organizations representing impacted livestock producers. (The FSIS library provides country and product specific information for (1) meat and poultry exports, and (2) products eligible for import to the United States.)
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 30, 2023 to Jun 18, 2024, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 30, 2023 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 18, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- May 30, 2023Introduced in House
- May 30, 2023Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 901 | SAFE Act of 2023 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2023 |
| HR 8467 | Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 | Related bill | May 24, 2024 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 30, 2023Introduced in House
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