United States · Bill · S
S. 1847 (104th)
Downed Animal Protection Act
Introduced
6 June 1996
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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21 August 2025
Summary
Downed Animal Protection Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory livestock that has not been humanely euthanized.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 June 1996
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 June 1996
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 June 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1847
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1847