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S. 1214: John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

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S. 1214: John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-06 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

Plain summary

John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act 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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Official text

John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 30 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s1214 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114