HR 2185 · 119th Congress — Mink VIRUS Act
Mink: Vectors for Infection Risk in the United States Act or the Mink VIRUS Act This bill prohibits the farming of mink for their fur beginning one year after the bill's enactment and establishes a compensation program. Beginning 90 days…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 2185
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-03-18
- Latest action date
- 2025-04-18
Summary
Mink: Vectors for Infection Risk in the United States Act or the Mink VIRUS Act This bill prohibits the farming of mink for their fur beginning one year after the bill's enactment and establishes a compensation program. Beginning 90 days after the bill's enactment, any termination of farmed mink must be done in a manner that (1) meets the definition of euthanasia specified in Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations (i. e. , the humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method that produces rapid unconsciousness and subsequent death without evidence of pain or distress, or that utilizes anesthesia that causes painless loss of consciousness and subsequent death); and (2) is classified as acceptable by the American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals. Right now, the latest action is: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. The listed sponsor is Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] [D].
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Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sponsors
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Democratic · New York · House District 13 · Democratic