Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
This bill establishes a new section in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - OH District 14 · R-OH
48 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CO District 2 · D-CO
U.S. Representative - AZ District 6 · R-AZ
Member of Congress · D-TN
U.S. Representative - CA District 9 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - Indiana District 6 · R-IN
Member of Congress · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - NY District 17 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - TX District 37 · D-TX
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - TX District 10 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - VA District 2 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - NY District 7 · D-NY
+ 36 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1477 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 21, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 49 · House vote — · 1 views |