H.R.1661

SAFE Act of 2025 Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025

Introduced·2/27/25

Prohibits the slaughter of equines for human consumption.

The SAFE Act of 2025 amends the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. It updates the relevant section to include equines in the list of animals protected from slaughter for human consumption. The bill was introduced by Vern Buchanan and others.

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Current
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Mar 28, 2025

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Feb 27, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Feb 27, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.