H.R. 2678 · 110th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gary Ackerman
- Introduced
- 2007-06-12
- Latest action
- 2007-06-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Summary
Prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve or contract with any person or entity to approve 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.