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US HR8433

Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020


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Introduced
09/29/2020
In Committee
09/29/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes. 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 State Department 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.

AI Summary

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 bill also requires the U.S. government to work with international partners to promote a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking. Additionally, the bill provides funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development to support shifts to diversified alternative sources of food and protein in communities that rely on wildlife consumption, and for the deployment of new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (152)

Mike Quigley (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Colin Allred (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Sean Casten (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Charlie Crist (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Joe Cunningham (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  James Langevin (D),  John Larson (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Ben McAdams (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Max Rose (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  David Schweikert (R),  Donna Shalala (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Greg Stanton (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Fred Upton (R),  Juan Vargas (D),  Ann Wagner (R),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Susan Wild (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, 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. (on 09/29/2020)

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