S.541: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013

Read the bill

About This Bill

See it on GovTrack
See it on C-SPAN

Introduced March 12, 2013
Latest Major Action March 12, 2013
See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.

Bill Sponsor

Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

Bill Cosponsors

29 (25 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

Bill Summary

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date	Description
March 12, 2013	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 12, 2013	Introduced in the Senate by Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

Legislators

Bills

Statements

Lobbying

Travel

About This Bill

Bill Sponsor

Bill Cosponsors

Bill Summary

Introduced in the Senate by Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)