A bill to delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S8514)
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.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report on the potential costs and benefits of its proposed rule governing the importation of live sheep, goats, other ruminants, and products derived from sheep and goats. It also bars USDA from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the rule until one year after the date that USDA submits the report.
As background, on July 18, 2016, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a proposed rule entitled Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants. APHIS issued a final rule on December 3, 2021, and issued a correction for the final rule on January 3, 2022.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 4, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S8514)
- Dec 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S8514 | John Barrasso R-WY (text) | Dec 4, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
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