110 HR 2678 IH: To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-12 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2678 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2007 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted.

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Prohibiting the use of funds to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture may be used to— (1)approve or pass for human consumption, (2)accept reimbursement, enter into a reimbursable fee agreement, assess or collect a fee, or contract with any person or entity to approve for human consumption, or (3)in any other way allow to be approved for human consumption, any cow, sheep, pig, goat, or horse, mule, or other equine that does not stand and walk unassisted at any time while the animal is alive at a slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment.