Rep. Jackson Introduces Bill to Protect US Livestock Industry from New World Screwworm
Yesterday, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Safeguarding America’s Food Economy and Controlling Agricultural Threats to Livestock and Enterprises Act or the SAFE CATTLE Act. This bill will establish a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to carry out, and coordinate on, activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife species on federal lands. Representatives Don Davis (D-NC), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Darren Soto (D-FL) are co-leading this bill in the House...
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