Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.
- Last Action
- 4/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-02-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-02-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2021-01-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-01-04Introduced in House
- 2021-01-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-04 (00)
Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
This bill establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available.
Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must increase specified activities to address the threats and causes of zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease outbreaks. Additionally, the United States must work with other United Nations member states to urge a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking.
Further, the President may impose sanctions against a foreign country or foreign nationals that the Department of State has determined are taking certain actions that enable or facilitate commercial wildlife markets.
Among other reports required by the bill, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must conduct a study and submit a report that includes an evaluation of (1) the impact that consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of novel viral and other pathogens, (2) the role of consuming terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine in the transmission of microbes from animals to humans, and (3) the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to this transmission.
Cosponsors (20)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
Subjects
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Alternative treatments
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Ecology
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Endangered and threatened species
- Farmland
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.