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HR6513Referred to Committee

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-09
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (507 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001260

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3)Original· 2025-12-09
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2025-12-15
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2026-01-07
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2026-01-30
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)· 2026-02-13
  • Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)· 2026-02-20

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

2026-01-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-12-09

Previously

  • Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-09

Plain-English Summary

This bill addresses concerns about minks spreading diseases, likely by establishing new regulations or requirements for mink farms to prevent disease transmission to other animals or humans. The legislation would probably affect mink farmers and potentially public health officials by setting standards for how mink populations are monitored and managed. The bill has been sent to the House Agriculture Committee for review.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Animals
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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