118 S2037 IS: Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-06-15 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2037IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 15, 2023Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023.

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Prohibition on slaughter of equines for human consumption

Section 12515 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 2160) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by striking dogs and cats and inserting dogs, cats, and equines; and(2)in subsection (a), by striking a dog or cat each place it appears and inserting a dog, cat, or equine.