Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act
HR 8699, the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act, requires the U.S. Transportation and Agriculture Secretaries to create an inspection and enforcement system within 180 days to ensure carriers comply with animal transport rules. It directly affects rail, trucking, and shipping companies transporting livestock interstate, mandating they follow new standards. The bill prohibits moving livestock deemed "unfit to travel" (e.g., sick, injured, newborns with unhealed navels, pregnant animals near delivery, or those unable to stand) across state lines, referencing the World Organisation for Animal Health’s standards. An exception allows movement for veterinary care. The law focuses on defining specific conditions requiring transport restrictions and establishing government oversight.
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
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Introduced Jun 11, 2024
Last action Aug 1, 2024
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Aug 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Jun 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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Jun 11, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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