US HB6513 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on December 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.
Title
MINKS are Superspreaders Act Minks In Narrowly Kept Spaces are Superspreaders Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Eugene Vindman [D-VA] |
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] |
| Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6513/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr6513/BILLS-119hr6513ih.pdf |
