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H.R. 2868

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2868, the SAVE Our Poultry Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Sarah McBride (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 2868 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb2868/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2868 IH: Supporting Avian Virus Eradication Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 Pursuant 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. 2868  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Ms. McBride  (for herself and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add highly pathogenic avian influenza as a high priority research and extension area.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Avian Virus Eradication Act   or the   SAVE Our Poultry Act  .
2.
Addition of highly pathogenic avian influenza as a high priority research and extension area
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(21)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Research and extension grants may be made under this section to land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) to study highly pathogenic avian influenza for the purposes of—
(A)
developing and improving the efficacy of vaccines for poultry, including with respect to—
(i)
researching the effectiveness of such vaccines across poultry species;
(ii)
improving formulations of such vaccines;
(iii)
improving the delivery mechanisms for such vaccines; and
(iv)
assessing the potential implications of vaccination on domestic and international poultry markets, including trade and market access considerations; and
(B)
enhancing biosecurity procedures for poultry producers, including with respect to—
(i)
evaluating training and biosecurity practices;
(ii)
improving farm-level interventions; and
(iii)
developing new disinfection methods.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 10, 2025

hb2868/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/10/2025)

Supporting Avian Virus Eradication Act or the SAVE Our Poultry Act

This bill includes research on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area.

Under the bill, USDA may award grants to land-grant colleges and universities to study HPAI for the purposes of (1) developing and improving the efficacy of vaccines for poultry, and (2) enhancing biosecurity procedures for poultry producers.

Sponsors

Rep. Sarah McBride (D) sponsors H.R. 2868, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2868 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2868 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 2868 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2868 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SAVE Our Poultry Act — Display Title
  • SAVE Our Poultry Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Supporting Avian Virus Eradication Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add highly pathogenic avian influenza as a high priority research and extension area. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 96 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2868 in 3 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, Health Issues, Trade (domestic/foreign), Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION—District of Columbia11—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION FOR FARM ANIMAL WELFAREVeterinarian-led organization that advances farm animal welfare through education & policyWisconsin11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION11—
CAMERON KRIER MASSEY, INC. DBA SCOUT GR11—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 96.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CAMERON KRIER MASSEY111
CAROLINE BILLMAN111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111
CHRISTOPHER EYLER111
CHRISTOPHER GUITH111
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI111
CLARK JACKSON111
DAN BYERS111
ERICCA GANDOLFO111
ERIN DELANEY111
ESPERANZA JELALIAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATIONANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION FOR FARM ANIMAL WELFARECAMERON KRIER MASSEY, INC. DBA SCOUT GR2026 first_quarter—Registration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2868 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2868’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr2868/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2868, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McBRIDE:H.R. 2868.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H1602]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com