A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3628
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-05-06
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural trade

Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Asia

China

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Meat

Public contracts and procurement

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase from a wet market in China any live animal or animal product. The bill defines a <em>wet market</em> as a marketplace (1) where fresh meat&nbsp;and live animals are bought, sold, and slaughtered; and (2) that is not subject to health regulations comparable to U.S. regulations on similar establishments.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3628 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2020 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on the purchase of dogs and cats from wet markets in China using Federal funds (a) Definition of wet market In this section, the term wet market means a marketplace— (1) where fresh meat, fish, and live animals are bought, sold, and slaughtered; and (2) that is not regulated under any standardized sanitary or health inspection processes that meet applicable standards required for similar establishments in the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available by any law may be used by the Federal Government, or any recipient of the Federal funds under a contract, grant, subgrant, or other assistance, to purchase from a wet market in China— (1) a live cat, dog, or other animal; (2) a carcass, any part, or any item containing any part of a cat, dog, or other animal; or (3) any other animal product.