SAFE Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 28, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025
This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses and mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)
Specifically, this bill prohibits a person from knowingly (1) slaughtering an equine for human consumption; or (2) shipping, transporting, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donating an equine to be slaughtered for human consumption or equine parts for human consumption.
The bill subjects a violator to a fine.
The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. However, it does not apply to an activity carried out by an Indian for a religious ceremony.
As background, in recent years, the appropriations acts have prohibited the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funds to inspect horses before they are slaughtered for human consumption. Therefore, there are currently no USDA-inspected horse slaughter facilities in the United States.
Cosponsors 238
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2025 to Sep 28, 2026; 103 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Dec 23, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Dec 23, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Sep 28, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2025 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2025Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 39, February 27, 2025, page H918.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 775 | SAFE Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAFE Act of 2025
- Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced 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.
