Federal government sets up a swine disease prevention program.
H.R. 10911 — To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan as a voluntary program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the States and the swine industry to prevent the introduction into the United States of, and to monitor for, diseases that threaten swine health, and for other purposes. · Filed by Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 26, 2026 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
The bill creates a voluntary program called the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan. The Secretary of Agriculture will run it with help from states and swine companies. Swine farms can join and earn a certificate. They must follow rules about disease prevention and tracking animals. A group of experts will study swine health. They will suggest ways to make the program better. The program gets 4.5 million dollars each year until 2031.
Who it affects
Swine farmers and companies can choose to join and get certified. The public benefits because the program helps stop diseases that hurt pigs and the food supply. Farmers who do not join face no penalty.
One thing to notice
A private pilot program started in 2020. The bill moves it under federal government control and funding. Certified farms may gain a market advantage, which could pressure other farms to join.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Oct 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Agriculture — The federal official who runs the Department of Agriculture.
- certified — Officially approved for meeting certain standards or rules.
- voluntary — Something a person or company can choose to do or not do.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,239 characters) on Oct 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,595 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-28.
“Federal government sets up a swine disease prevention program.” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr10911/simple Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.