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To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.

Introduced: March 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Mar 21, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 21, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Animal Welfare Act to eliminate the provision permitting interstate movement of live fighting birds if the fighting venture is to take place in a State allowing such fights.
What's happening now May 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 25 Republican 1 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2002
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 6, 2001
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 3, 2001
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 2, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2001
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 2001
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2001
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 14, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 25, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 25, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 16, 2001
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 10, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 2, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 3, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 21, 2001
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 21, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 21, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 21, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2001
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 21, 2001
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 21, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 21, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1155: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1155/
MLA
"H.R. 1155: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1155/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1155, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1155/.
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[H.R. 1155: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1155/)
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