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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1942 

To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised 

in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2015 

Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. MICHELLE

LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LANCE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

LOBIONDO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Mr. GIBSON, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. JONES, Mr. FARR, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. 

DELAURO, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. MARINO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DENT, 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. LEE, Mr. HARRIS, 

Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. JOLLY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption 

of equines raised in the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 

3 Food Exports Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated 

7 species, horses and other members of the equidae 

8 family are not raised for the purpose of human con9 sumption; 

10 (2) equines raised in the United States are fre11 quently treated with substances that are not ap12 proved for use in horses intended for human con13 sumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe 

14 within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal 

15 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 

16 (3) equines raised in the United States are fre17 quently treated with drugs, including phenylbuta18 zone, acepromazine, boldenone undecylenate, omep19 razole, ketoprofen, xylazine, hyaluronic acid, nitrofu20 razone, polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, clenbuterol, 

21 tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for 

22 use in horses intended for human consumption and 

23 equine parts are therefore unsafe within the mean24 ing of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

25 Cosmetic Act; and 


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1 (4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the 

2 United States likely poses a serious threat to human 

3 health and the public should be protected from these 

4 unsafe products. 

5 SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 

6 Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

7 Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(ddd) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

10 section— 

11 ‘‘(1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 

12 section 409 of this Act; 

13 ‘‘(2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 

14 section 512 of this Act; and 

15 ‘‘(3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or 

16 equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for 

17 purposes of human consumption is hereby prohib18 ited.’’. 

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