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H.R. 1661
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1661, the SAFE Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 231 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and last saw action on Mar 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Record
Text
H.R. 1661 has 231 co-sponsors.
hb1661/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 1661 IH: Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-02-27text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Kim , Mr. Foster , Mr. Steube , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Barr , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Carey , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. LaLota , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Ms. Meng , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. Takano , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Harder of California , Mr. Mrvan , Ms. Chu , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Carson , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Perez , Ms. Omar , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Mullin , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Sorensen , Mr. Correa , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Frost , Ms. Titus , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Peters , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Jayapal , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Neal , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Haridopolos , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Pappas , Ms. Tlaib , Mrs. Foushee , Mr. Amo , Mr. Latimer , Mr. Calvert , Ms. Scholten , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Crow , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Magaziner , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Ross , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Norton , Ms. Adams , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Bilirakis , and Mr. Kean ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILLTo amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025 .2.Prohibition on slaughter of equines for human consumptionSection 12515 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 2160 ) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by strikingdogs and cats and insertingdogs, cats, and equines ; and(2)in subsection (a), by striking a dog or cat each place it appears and inserting a dog, cat, or equine .
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-02-27
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025
hb1661/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (02/27/2025)
Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025
This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses and mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)
Specifically, this bill prohibits a person from knowingly (1) slaughtering an equine for human consumption; or (2) shipping, transporting, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donating an equine to be slaughtered for human consumption or equine parts for human consumption.
The bill subjects a violator to a fine.
The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. However, it does not apply to an activity carried out by an Indian for a religious ceremony.
As background, in recent years, the appropriations acts have prohibited the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funds to inspect horses before they are slaughtered for human consumption. Therefore, there are currently no USDA-inspected horse slaughter facilities in the United States.
Sponsors
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 1661, and 231 members have co-sponsored it, 103 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Sponsor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–NC-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–RI-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-44 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–KY-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OH-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 27, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 1661 went before 2 committees: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Actions
H.R. 1661 has taken 3 actions since Feb 27, 2025, the latest on Mar 28, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 28, 2025 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | ||
Feb 27, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Feb 27, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee |
Votes
H.R. 1661 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 1661, as Identical bill.
Titles
H.R. 1661 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.
- SAFE Act of 2025 — Display Title
- SAFE Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
13 clients hired 10 firms and 39 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1661 in 62 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Agriculture, Clean Air and Water (quality), Environment/Superfund, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | Non-profit organization preventing animal cruelty | New York | 2 | 13 | $40K |
| UNITED STATES TROTTING ASSOCIATION (USTA) | nonprofit association | Ohio | 1 | 6 | $180K |
| NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION (HBPA) | organization representing the horsemens interests | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | $120K |
| PUBLIC LANDS COUNCIL | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | $15K |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 5 | — |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 5 | — |
| RETURN TO FREEDOM | Wild Horse Conservation and Sanctuary | California | 1 | 4 | $40K |
| WILD BEAUTY FOUNDATION | nonprofit | California | 1 | 3 | $60K |
| LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS | LCA is dedicated to eliminating animal exploitation. | California | 1 | 3 | $22.5K |
| FASIG-TIPTON COMPANY, INC. | Thoroughbred auction company | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | $15K |
| REPOLE STABLES | Thoroughbred Racing | Florida | 1 | 2 | $15K |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND (FKA HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | Animal welfare organization. | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | $30K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 39.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA BUNNING KELSEY | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| TESSA BERNER | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| BRYNAE RIGGINS | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| CHRISTOPHER HEYDE | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| MARGARET GARRETT | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| MEREDITH HOU | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| DANIEL LEONARDINI | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| AIMEE COLLINS-MANDEVILLE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ANNA MARIE MALLOY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| EVAN MEYERS | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| GILLIAN LYONS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JAMES EDMONDS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JENNIFER ESKRA | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KAITLYNN GLOVER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MIRIAM BRODY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SARA AMUNDSON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TIFFANY MENDOZA-FARFAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TRACIE LETTERMAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WELDON COUSINS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DESIREE BENDER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2025 second_quarter | $300K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2025 first_quarter | $300K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2026 second_quarter | $280K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2025 third_quarter | $250K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2026 first_quarter | $220K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2026 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | 2025 fourth_quarter | $180K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2026 second_quarter | $178K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2026 first_quarter | $162K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2026 first_quarter | $162K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $150K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | 2025 third_quarter | $150K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | 2025 second_quarter | $150K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2025 fourth_quarter | $84K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2025 second_quarter | $81K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2025 third_quarter | $70K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2025 second_quarter | $70K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2025 first_quarter | $57K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | 2025 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | 2026 second_quarter | $40K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1661 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1661’s is Agriculture and Food.
hr1661/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1661, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 1661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H918]
Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com
