SAFE Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2025-05-09T03:38:19Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 1501 SAFE Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on undefined. Stay informed on legislative developments.

5/9/2025, 3:38 AM

Summary of Bill S 1501

The bill, introduced in the 119th Congress on April 28, 2025, aims to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to enhance measures for preventing the transmission of animal diseases.

Congressional Summary of S 1501

Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture to preemptively negotiate regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Foreign Agricultural Service, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, may negotiate the regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.

The bill also specifies that such a negotiation should take into account accepted global research advances.

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Current Status of Bill S 1501

Bill S 1501 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 28, 2025. Bill S 1501 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on April 28, 2025. Bill S 1501's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. as of April 28, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1501

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Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1501

A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes.

Comments

Nora Khan

629

9 months ago

I don't like this new animal health bill. It's gonna mess with my farm animals and I ain't happy about it. Who knows what it's gonna do to my livestock in the long run.