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DemocratBill · H.R. 5544· House(119-HR-5544)

Ejiao Act of 2025

Rep. Beyer
Age: 76 years
Virginia
Introduced
9/23/2025
Last activity
9/23/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsored by
Donald Beyer
Cosponsors
Democrat - 14Republican - 8
Foreign Trade and International Finance
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Ejiao Act of 2025 aims to prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides used to produce ejiao. It also bans the import, export, and sale of any products containing ejiao within the United States. The bill cites the decimation of global donkey populations and the negative impact on impoverished communities as primary reasons for these restrictions. To enforce these rules, the act establishes significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment. Additionally, it allows for the forfeiture of illegal goods and the equipment used to transport them.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5

    The bill protects global donkey populations from decimation due to the skin trade.

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4

    The bill aims to preserve the animals that many low-income families rely on for their livelihoods.

  • Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+3

    The bill seeks to protect the donkey populations used by rural communities for farming and transport.

The opposite

  • Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-2

    The bill expands the government's power to seize property and assets through civil and criminal proceedings.