SAFE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Feenstra
Introduced
Summary
Advance negotiation of regionalization, zoning, and compartmentalization agreements to limit how animal disease outbreaks disrupt U.S. exports of livestock and animal products. The bill would let USDA and related trade officials negotiate these targeted arrangements in advance and encourage using current global research when they do so.
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- U.S. livestock and animal-product exporters could face fewer broad trade interruptions because trading partners could accept targeted measures for regions or compartments instead of blanket bans.
- The Secretary of Agriculture would act through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service to carry out these negotiations, with consultation from the U.S. Trade Representative.
- Negotiations must seek to reflect accepted global research advances. A rule of construction also says this authority does not limit the U.S. Trade Representative’s negotiating power or force inclusion of these terms in other trade deals.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Advance export deals for U.S. farms
If enacted, the Agriculture Department could negotiate in advance with foreign governments on animal-disease export rules. Talks would cover regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and similar steps to avoid blanket bans during outbreaks. The aim is to cut export disruptions for U.S. livestock and animal‑product sellers. Talks should seek to reflect accepted global research. This would not limit the U.S. Trade Representative or require such terms in other trade deals.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Feenstra
IA • R
Cosponsors
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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