Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 961 To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 4 Food Exports Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds that— 7 (1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated 8 species, horses and other members of the equidae 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Feb 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H961.IH H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 961 IH family are not raised for the purpose of human con- 1 sumption; 2 (2) equines raised in the United States are fre- 3 quently treated with substances that are not ap- 4 proved for use in horses intended for human con- 5 sumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe 6 within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal 7 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 8 (3) equines raised in the United States are fre- 9 quently treated with drugs, including phenylbuta- 10 zone, acepromazine, boldenone undecylenate, omep- 11 razole, ketoprofen, xylazine, hyaluronic acid, nitrofu- 12 razone, polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, clenbuterol, 13 tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for 14 use in horses intended for human consumption and 15 equine parts are therefore unsafe within the mean- 16 ing of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 17 Cosmetic Act; and 18 (4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the 19 United States likely poses a serious threat to human 20 health and the public should be protected from these 21 unsafe products. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Feb 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H961.IH H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 961 IH SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 1 Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 2 Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the 3 following: 4 ‘‘(fff) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 5 section— 6 ‘‘(1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 7 section 409 of this Act; 8 ‘‘(2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 9 section 512 of this Act; and 10 ‘‘(3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or 11 equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for 12 purposes of human consumption is hereby prohib- 13 ited.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Feb 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H961.IH H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS