HR 7670 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

Introduced Mar 13, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Nancy Mace R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 13, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 13, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalMar 13, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalMar 13, 2024
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 13, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 13, 2024
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 13, 2024
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMar 13, 2024
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaMar 15, 2024
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 15, 2024
R-FLVern BuchananMar 15, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisMar 20, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 20, 2024
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarMar 21, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsMar 22, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 11, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyApr 26, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseJun 7, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterJun 21, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossJul 9, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 24, 2024
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoAug 23, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsSep 23, 2024
D-COJason CrowDec 9, 2024
D-NHChris PappasDec 20, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 13, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the captivity of American mink.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 45, March 13, 2024, page H1182.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
MINKS are Superspreaders Act
Minks In Narrowly Kept Spaces are Superspreaders Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2024Introduced in House

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