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US HB3038
Bill
Status
4/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Randy Feenstra
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AI Summary
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Amends the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate advance agreements with foreign governments on regionalization, zoning, and compartmentalization related to animal disease outbreaks
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Directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and Food Safety and Inspection Service to lead negotiations in consultation with the U.S. Trade Representative
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Targets countries that import U.S. livestock animals or animal products to minimize trade disruptions when disease outbreaks occur
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Requires negotiations to incorporate accepted global research advances on animal disease management
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Explicitly preserves the U.S. Trade Representative's authority to negotiate trade agreements and does not require linking animal disease provisions to other trade negotiations
Legislative Description
SAFE Act of 2025 Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
4/28/2025