# 116-hr-5064: Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019

116-hr-5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5064
- Congress: 116
- Title: Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2019-11-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish an interagency task force to make recommendations regarding inspection requirements and detection protocols for preventing the transmission of animal diseases. The bill also requires the CPB to hire additional agriculture specialists, support staff, agriculture technicians, and canine teams for ports of entry.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5064 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5064)

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- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-6611: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6611)
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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5064 (as of 2025-11-18).