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HR 2185 · in committee · niche

Mink VIRUS Act

What this bill does

  • This bill bans mink farming for fur one year after it becomes law.
  • Mink farm owners are affected and must humanely euthanize their animals within 90 days.
  • The USDA compensates farm owners for compliance costs and lost mink farm market value.

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  1. 01

    How should the government calculate fair compensation for mink farmers who must close their operations within the timeline?

  2. 02

    What evidence shows that banning mink farming would meaningfully reduce virus transmission risks compared to existing biosecurity regulations?

  3. 03

    Which industries or regions would face the largest economic disruption from eliminating the mink fur market?

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Sponsor · D-NY-13

Adriano Espaillat

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Introduced 2025-04-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-18 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

  2. 2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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