MINKS are Superspreaders Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7670 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7670 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Van Drew, and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Minks In Narrowly Kept Spaces are Superspreaders Act'' or the ``MINKS are Superspreaders Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CAPTIVITY OF MINK. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by inserting after section 19 (7 U.S.C. 2149) the following: ``SEC. 20. PROHIBITION ON CA…