House Bill 5064
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 13, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5064
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish an interagency task force to make recommendations regarding inspection requirements and detection protocols for preventing the transmission of animal diseases. The bill also requires the CPB to hire additional agriculture specialists, support staff, agriculture technicians, and canine teams for ports of entry.
November 13, 2019
12/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
12/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
11/13/2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
11/13/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:27 AM