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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H21602825D1564DD8ABFA59D22C4DCD01: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Pigs and Public Health Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H90F273B22D734F8DAD99965CAF015666: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Humane euthanization of nonambulatory pigs— prevents needless suffering; results in safer and better working...
- Section HE0DDB68A1827439EA5021497B2B37026: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term covered entity means— a stockyard; a market agency; a packer (as defined in section 201 of the Packers and Stockyards Act,...
- Section HE5353C2538784AFDA4B59B7992CA6FEA: 101. Unlawful use of drugs contributing to nonambulatory conditions The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C....
- Section H5A9AF6ACDE254C268E2983C178CE81C2: 10409B. Unlawful use of beta-adrenergic agonist drugs in pigs Any use of a beta-adrenergic agonist drug, including ractopamine, zilpaterol, and lubabegron, in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Escobar (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any employee, former employee, contractor, or other person who has worked or is currently working for or with a covered entity. The term diseased means a state of being— that deviates from the normal structural or functional state of an animal
any employee, former employee, contractor, or other person who has worked or is currently working for or with a covered entity. The term diseased means a state of being— that deviates from the normal structural or functional state of an animal
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