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HR 4525 113th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act

Introduced: September 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Apr 30, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 30, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E634)
Apr 30, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit an exhibitor from allowing for the participation of an exotic or wild animal (including a non-human primate) in an animal act if, during the 15-day period preceding such participation, such animal was traveling in a mobile housing facility, unless the use of such animal is: (1) in an exhibition at a non-mobile, permanent institution or facility; (2) a part of an outreach program for educational or conservation purposes by an accredited zoo or aquarium and such animal is not kept in a mobile housing facility for more than 12 hours a day; (3) by a university, college, laboratory, or other research facility registered with the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA); (4) in film, television, or advertising if such use does not involve a live public exhibition; or (5) in a rodeo.

Subjects a traveling circus or exhibitor that fails to comply with this Act to specified penalties.

What's happening now May 6, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 18, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Sep 18, 2014
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Sep 9, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2014
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 9, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 9, 2014
Owens, William
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 30, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 12, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2014
FARR, SAM
· May 20, 2014
Polis, Jared
· May 20, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 30, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 30, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 30, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 30, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4525: Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4525/
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"H.R. 4525: Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4525/.
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H.R. 4525, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4525/.
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