SAFE Act of 2025
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Last progress April 28, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 28, 2025 by Roger F. Wicker
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Last progress April 28, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 28, 2025 by Roger F. Wicker
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This bill lets the Department of Agriculture make export plans with other countries before an animal disease outbreak happens. The goal is to keep U.S. meat, dairy, and other animal products flowing from healthy areas, even if another part of the country has a disease problem. It does this by allowing deals that limit bans to only the affected region (often called regionalization, zoning, or compartmentalization), instead of stopping exports from the whole country. These talks would be led by USDA agencies, working with the U.S. Trade Representative, and should consider the latest global research on animal diseases . The bill also makes clear it does not limit the Trade Representative’s power to make other trade deals or require adding disease-related rules to them .
Why it matters: If a disease hits one area, farmers, ranchers, and food businesses in other areas could keep selling to foreign markets. This can help protect jobs and reduce sudden price shocks for consumers when outbreaks occur .