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S. 3628Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

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

Sponsored by Joni ErnstSen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Introduced May 6, 2020

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The bill seeks to stop any U.S. federal money from being used to buy dogs, cats, or related animal products from "wet markets" in China. It would apply to all federal agencies and any organization that receives federal grants, contracts, or other assistance. The goal is to prevent U.S. funds from supporting the sale of live animals and animal parts in markets that lack U.S.-style health and safety regulations.

Key Provisions

  • Defines a "wet market" as a marketplace in China where fresh meat, fish, live animals are sold and slaughtered without standardized sanitary or health inspections comparable to U.S. standards.
  • Prohibits any use of federal funds—by the government or any recipient of those funds—to purchase live cats, dogs, or other animals, as well as carcasses, parts, or any products derived from them, from such wet markets.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations Committee

May 6, 2020

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Introduced in Senate

May 6, 2020

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations Committee

May 6, 2020

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Bill Posey
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-8 · Jan 2, 2019

Mr. Speaker, on December 21, 2018, I experienced technical difficulties with the electronic voting machine on the House floor, and my vote for S. 3628, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension…

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 6, 2020

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.