HR 5337
111th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Animal Torture Prevention Act of 2010
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 18, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Animal Torture Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for creating, selling, distributing, or offering to sell or distribute a depiction of extreme animal cruelty. Defines "depiction of extreme animal cruelty" as any visual depiction of actual conduct in which one or more animals is tortured, maimed, mutilated, or subjected to other acts of extreme animal cruelty, that appeals to the prurient interest, and that, taken as a whole, does not have more than de minimis religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic value.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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