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MINKS are Superspreaders Act (H.R. 6513): votes, status and text — Project Euthyna

Federal · 119th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

H.R. 6513·House·Bill

Rep. Vern Buchanan(Republican-Florida-16)·8 cosponsors

Policy areaAnimals

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this measure.

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Sponsor

Vern BuchananRepublicanU.S. Representative · 16th District · Florida

Cosponsors8

Rosa L. DeLauroDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · CT

Raja KrishnamoorthiDU.S. Representative · 8th District · IL

Eugene Simon VindmanDU.S. Representative · 7th District · VA

Zoe LofgrenDU.S. Representative · 18th District · CA

Madeleine DeanDU.S. Representative · 4th District · PA

Lance GoodenRU.S. Representative · 5th District · TX

Seth MoultonDU.S. Representative · 6th District · MA

Troy A. CarterDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · LA

Other titles3

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

MINKS are Superspreaders ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Minks In Narrowly Kept Spaces are Superspreaders ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history4

Jan 13, 2026

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Jan 13, 2026

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Dec 9, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Dec 9, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Documents1

Texts

As introduced in the HouseIntroduced in House·U.S. Government Publishing Office·Dec 9, 2025

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

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