U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 6513
MINKS are Superspreaders Act
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Vern BuchananR-FL-16
- Introduced
- December 9, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Animals (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (8)
7 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3
Signed on later
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8December 15, 2025
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7January 7, 2026
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18January 30, 2026
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4February 13, 2026
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5February 20, 2026
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6August 20, 2026
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2September 10, 2026