Mink Fur Farming Ban (Mink VIRUS Act)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-04-18 — Mink VIRUS Act: HR2185 (Mink VIRUS Act, 119th Congress) would prohibit mink fur farming one year after enactment and establish a USDA compensation program covering compliance costs and the market value of the mink farming portion of affected farms (excluding land), with a permanent easement barring future fur farming on compensated land; referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry on 2025-04-18. (novelty: 3)