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US HB7466
Bill
Status
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ronny Jackson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding within 180 days to coordinate prevention, control, and eradication of New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock animals on federal lands
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Mandates joint surveillance and monitoring protocols for early detection, coordination with state wildlife and livestock health officers during outbreaks, and development of science-based approaches to protect both wildlife and domestic agriculture
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Applies to lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service
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Requires annual joint reports to Congress detailing interagency coordination efforts, surveillance progress, any U.S. infestation incidents, and recommendations for improving federal response capacity
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Annual reporting continues until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies that New World screwworm has been quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama
Legislative Description
SAFE CATTLE Act Safeguarding America’s Food Economy and Controlling Agricultural Threats to Livestock and Enterprises Act
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2/10/2026