# 117-hr-6232: To delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes.

117-hr-6232, To delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6232
- Congress: 117
- Title: To delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2021-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report on the potential costs and benefits of its proposed rule governing the importation of live sheep, goats, other ruminants, and products derived from sheep and goats. It also bars USDA from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the rule until one year after the date that USDA submits the report.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6232 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6232)

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