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To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption.
Summary
This bill amends existing law to prohibit the slaughter of horses and other equines for human consumption, adding them to the same legal protections already extended to dogs and cats. The change modifies section 12515 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to include equines alongside dogs and cats in the prohibition.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
Actions (2)
- Feb 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025” or the “SAFE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SLAUGHTER OF EQUINES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
Section 12515 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 2160) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking “dogs and cats” and inserting “dogs, cats, and equines”; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking “a dog or cat” each place it appears and inserting “a dog, cat, or equine”. <all>
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