SAFE CATTLE Act

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Introduced 2026-02-10Topic: agriculture food · environment

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This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to sign an agreement within 180 days to work together to prevent, control, and eliminate New World screwworm, a livestock pest, in wildlife and non-livestock animals on certain federal lands. These lands include those managed by the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service. The agreement would cover joint monitoring for early detection, coordination with state wildlife and livestock health officers during an outbreak, shared eradication plans, and ways to let business continue for uninfected animals and areas. The two departments would report to Congress each year until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies the pest has been contained south of the Darien Gap in Panama.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-07-21	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held	refer
2026-07-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.	refer
2026-03-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.	refer
2026-02-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.	refer
2026-02-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.	refer
2026-02-10		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-02-10		Introduced in House	introduce

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