I 
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 Jer-
sey, 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) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 
Food Exports Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated 
species, horses and other members of the equidae 
family are not raised for the purpose of human con-
sumption; 
(2) equines raised in the United States are fre-
quently treated with substances that are not ap-
proved for use in horses intended for human con-
sumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe 
within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 
(3) equines raised in the United States are fre-
quently treated with drugs, including phenylbuta-
zone, acepromazine, boldenone undecylenate, omep-
razole, ketoprofen, xylazine, hyaluronic acid, nitrofu-
razone, polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, clenbuterol, 
tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for 
use in horses intended for human consumption and 
equine parts are therefore unsafe within the mean-
ing of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act; and 
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(4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the 
United States likely poses a serious threat to human 
health and the public should be protected from these 
unsafe products. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 
Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(ddd) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 
section 409 of this Act; 
‘‘(2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under 
section 512 of this Act; and 
‘‘(3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or 
equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for 
purposes of human consumption is hereby prohib-
ited.’’. 
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