H.R. 4001 · 108th Congress
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research regarding the likelihood and risks of the transfer between animal species of the proteinaceous infectious particles, known as prions, that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Latham
- Introduced
- 2004-03-18
- Latest action
- 2004-03-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Subjects
Health
Medical research
Agriculture and food
Agricultural research
Livestock
Animals
Science, Technology, Communications
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Brain diseases
Veterinary medicine
Animal diseases
Poultry
Feeds
Cattle
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Swine