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H.R. 3475 · 118th Congress

SAFE Act of 2023

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

VBR BuchananSponsor
236 cosponsors · 197 D, 39 R
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1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 18, 2023

Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023

This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses and mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)

Specifically, this bill prohibits a person from knowingly

  • slaughtering an equine for human consumption; or
  • shipping, transporting, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donating an equine to be slaughtered for human consumption or equine parts for human consumption.

The bill subjects a violator to a fine.

The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. However, it does not apply to an activity carried out by an Indian for a religious ceremony.

In recent years, appropriations acts have prohibited the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funds to inspect horses before they are slaughtered for human consumption. Therefore, there are currently no USDA-inspected horse slaughter facilities in the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: SAFE Act of 2023

Also known as: Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2023

Latest action (Jun 23, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: May 18, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.