United States · Bill · S
S. 541 (113th)
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013
Introduced
12 March 2013
Last action
12 March 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Richard Blumenthal, Susan Collins, Sheldon Whitehouse, Kirsten Gillibrand, Martin Heinrich, Elizabeth Warren, Charles Schumer, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Bernie Sanders, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], John Reed, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Durbin, Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Edward Markey, Christopher Coons, Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Brian Schatz, Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Agriculture, Transport
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.
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Timeline
12 March 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 March 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 12 March 2013
Sponsors
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- John Reed · D · Cosponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/541
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/541
- us · 113-s-541 · source updated 12 August 2025