To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to remove nonambulatory pigs from the United States food system, to establish an online portal for confidential complaints, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that humane euthanization of nonambulatory pigs prevents suffering, improves workplace safety, reduces disease spread, and protects public health, establishes definitions for the Act including "covered entity" (stockyards, market agencies, packers, dealers, slaughter facilities), "nonambulatory pig" (swine that cannot stand or walk unassisted), and "covered, and amends the Animal Welfare Act to insert Section 13A establishing transportation standards for pigs including weather protection, bedding, space requirements, water access, and temperature controls. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Agriculture, Worker Safety, Transportation, and Labor.
Who Benefits and How
Workers at covered facilities could face reduced risk, Workers handling livestock could face reduced risk, and Animal welfare advocates would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Slaughter facilities and packing plants would take on compliance duties, Livestock transportation companies would take on compliance duties, and Slaughterhouses and meat packers would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing that humane euthanization of nonambulatory pigs prevents suffering, improves workplace safety, reduces disease spread, and protects public health.
- Establishes definitions for the Act including "covered entity" (stockyards, market agencies, packers, dealers, slaughter facilities), "nonambulatory pig" (swine that cannot stand or walk unassisted), and "covered...
- Amends the Animal Welfare Act to insert Section 13A establishing transportation standards for pigs including weather protection, bedding, space requirements, water access, and temperature controls.
- Establishes detailed transportation standards for pigs including weather protection, appropriate bedding, no overcrowding, water access, space to turn around/lie down, and temperature maintenance between 50-75 degrees F.
- Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to add requirements for humane treatment of nonambulatory pigs by covered entities, including euthanization requirements, policies, records, and disease testing. Mirrors...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that humane euthanization of nonambulatory pigs prevents suffering, improves workplace safety, reduces disease spread, and protects public health, establishes definitions for the Act including "covered entity" (stockyards, market agencies, packers, dealers, slaughter facilities), "nonambulatory pig" (swine that cannot stand or walk unassisted), and "covered, and amends the Animal Welfare Act to insert Section 13A establishing transportation standards for pigs including weather protection, bedding, space requirements, water access, and temperature controls.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Worker Safety, Transportation, Labor
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that humane euthanization of nonambulatory pigs prevents suffering, improves workplace safety, reduces disease spread, and protects public health, establishes definitions for the Act including "covered entity" (stockyards, market agencies, packers, dealers, slaughter facilities), "nonambulatory pig" (swine that cannot stand or walk unassisted), and "covered, and amends the Animal Welfare Act to insert Section 13A establishing transportation standards for pigs including weather protection, bedding, space requirements, water access, and temperature controls.
Policy Domains
Title I - Removal of Nonambulatory Pigs from Food System
Identified Gains
- Workers at covered facilities
- Workers handling livestock
- Animal welfare advocates
- Consumers
- Livestock trailer manufacturers
Identified Costs
- Slaughter facilities and packing plants
- Livestock transportation companies
- Slaughterhouses and meat packers
- Pork packers and processors
- Slaughter facilities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Escobar (for herself, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. McGovern) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Covered entities (employers), Covered entities (packers, processors, etc.), Pork industry entities covered by definitions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FSIS inspectors, OSHA/Department of Labor
Livestock transportation companies, Livestock transportation providers
Workers at covered facilities, Workers handling livestock
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A stockyard, market agency, packer, dealer, slaughter facility, or establishment subject to Federal Meat Inspection Act
Any swine that cannot stand or walk unassisted
Any employee, former employee, contractor, or other person who has worked or is currently working for or with a covered entity
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