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H.R. 10911House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan as a voluntary program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the States and the swine industry to prevent the introduction into the United States of, and to monitor for, diseases that threaten swine health, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Marcy KapturRep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Introduced October 26, 2026

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The bill amends the Animal Health Protection Act to create a voluntary U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP). The plan would be run by the Secretary of Agriculture together with state governments and the swine industry to help prevent and monitor serious swine diseases, such as African swine fever and classical swine fever. It applies to a wide range of swine facilities across the United States.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes US SHIP as a cooperative federal‑state‑industry program that sets biosecurity, traceability, and surveillance standards for covered swine facilities.
  • Requires the Secretary to issue a final rule for the program within one year of the law’s enactment, based on a proposed rule published in December 2024.
  • Creates an advisory committee to study swine‑health issues and advise the Secretary on program administration.
  • Defines “covered swine facility” to include breeding, growing, finishing, small‑holding, marketing, slaughter, and other swine operations the Secretary deems appropriate.
  • Authorizes $4.5 million in annual funding for FY 2027‑2031 to support the program, with special provisions so advisory‑committee costs are not limited by other USDA spending caps.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

October 26, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

October 26, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 26, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10911

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 26, 2026

Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan as a voluntary program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the States and the swine industry to prevent the introduction into the United States of, and to monitor for, diseases that threaten swine health, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026.

2.

U.S. Swine health improvement plan

The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the following:

10409B.

U.S. Swine health improvement plan

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall carry out a cooperative Federal-State-industry program for preventing and monitoring specific swine diseases through the establishment and implementation of certification programs that identify, in States participating in such a program, covered swine facilities that meet biosecurity, traceability, and surveillance standards for African swine fever, classical swine fever, and such other swine diseases as the Secretary determines appropriate. Such program shall be known as the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan or US SHIP and shall expand upon the US Swine Health Improvement Plan pilot program established by the swine industry for such purpose in 2020.

(b)

Program elements

The program described in subsection (a) shall—

(1)

be carried out in accordance with the final rule referred to in subsection (c); and

(2)

provide for the establishment of an advisory committee in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code—

(A)

to study problems relating to swine health and, as necessary, to make specific recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning ways in which the Secretary may assist the swine industry in addressing such issues; and

(B)

to make specific recommendations to the Secretary for the administration of the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan established under subsection (a).

(c)

Final rule

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, taking into account comments received during the comment period noticed in the Federal Register on February 28, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 10876 et seq.), finalize the proposed rule entitled US Swine Health Improvement Plan published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 107045 et seq.).

(d)

Covered swine facility defined

In this section, the term covered swine facility includes a boar stud facility, a breeding herd, a growing pig facility, a farrow-to-feeder facility, a farrow-to-finish facility, a finishing facility, a small holding facility, a non-commercial facility, a live animal marketing operation, a slaughtering facility, and any other facility the Secretary may determine appropriate.

(e)

Funding

(1)

Authorization of appropriations

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to remain available until expended.

(2)

Limitation

The expenses of the advisory committee referred to in subsection (b) shall not be counted toward any general limitation on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture contained in any Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, whether enacted before, on, or after June 23, 1998, unless the appropriation Act specifically—

(A)

refers to this section; and

(B)

includes the advisory committee referred to in subsection (b) within the general limitation.

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