3.0.0 1779 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z Senate S S 2005-09-28 109 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-09-28T15:45:41Z Downed Animal Protection Act 109 3931 HR 2005-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2005-09-28 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10597) IntroReferral 2005-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10596-10597) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-09-28 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2005-09-29 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-09-29 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-09-30 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-10-18 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-10-20 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2005-10-24 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-10-26 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-11-14 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2005-11-14 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-11-18 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-11-18 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-12-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-12-14 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-12-14 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-12-14 False C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2005-12-15 False S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2005-12-15 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-12-15 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-12-15 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-12-19 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-01-18 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2006-01-27 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-06-29 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-09-13 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-11-14 False Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural industries Animal diseases Animals Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Euthanasia Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Health Labeling Law Livestock Meat inspection Meat packing industry Protection of animals Veterinary medicine Agriculture and Food 00 2005-09-28 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-18T19:47:12Z Downed Animal Protection Act - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory.

Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations providing for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory livestock be humanely euthanized.

Requires an entity to: (1) humanely euthanize nonambulatory livestock (while not limiting the Secretary's ability to test nonambulatory livestock for disease, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy); and (2) not move nonambulatory livestock while such livestock is conscious, and ensure that such livestock remains unconscious until death.

Prohibits an inspector at an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory livestock, carcass, or carcass parts through inspection. Requires an inspector or other employee at such establishment to label such material as "inspected and condemned."

Defines "covered entity," "nonambulatory livestock," and "humanely euthanize."

]]> Downed Animal Protection Act Display Title Downed Animal Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Downed Animal Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2005-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1779is/xml/BILLS-109s1779is.xml 2005-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10597) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.