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Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act

Introduced: February 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Apr 1, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to increase the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting violations from one year to two years. Makes it unlawful to sell, buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument used in a bird-fighting venture.

Revises enforcement provisions. Permits euthanasia for an animal in extreme pain.

Includes the Internet or any technology as interstate instrumentality.

What's happening now April 7, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 29 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 3, 2004
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 26, 2004
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 8, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 8, 2003
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 8, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 25, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 25, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 21, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 21, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 21, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 20, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 20, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 20, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 19, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 5, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 4, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 21, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 21, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 25, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 4, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 3, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 17, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 17, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2003
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 2, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 21, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2003
LINDER, JOHN
· May 7, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 7, 2003
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 7, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1532: Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1532/
MLA
"H.R. 1532: Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1532/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1532, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1532/.
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