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HR 3136 114th Congress House Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture

Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015

Introduced: July 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jul 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue and publish on its website guidelines relating to the calculation of civil fines for violating provisions of the Animal Welfare Act regarding the transportation, sale, and handling of certain animals. USDA must update the guidelines on a quarterly basis, provide notice on its website prior to making the updates, and publish the updates in the Federal Register.

What's happening now August 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 8
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 12, 2016
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 18, 2015
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 17, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 5, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 17, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Sep 8, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 29, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Jul 28, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3136: Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3136/
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"H.R. 3136: Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3136/.
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H.R. 3136, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3136/.
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