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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act

H.R. 4356Introduced Dec 16, 2009Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 29, 2010 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

49 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 43 Democrats

6 of 49 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Michael Castle (R-DE), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Hall (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 19 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.