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HR 6597 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal justice information and records

Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008

Introduced: July 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1551)
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to change existing Department of Justice (DOJ) crime data bases so that data on all crimes of animal cruelty will be collected and made publicly available in a manner that facilitates analysis.

What's happening now July 24, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 2, 2008
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 2, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 8, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2008
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 24, 2008
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6597: Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6597/
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"H.R. 6597: Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6597/.
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H.R. 6597, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6597/.
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