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HEART Act of 2016

Introduced: February 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2016 or the HEART Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the general rules that govern civil forfeiture proceedings. Specifically, it adds requirements with respect to the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.

What's happening now April 1, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 21, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· May 26, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 16, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 13, 2016
McSally, Martha
· May 10, 2016
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 25, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4613: HEART Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4613/
MLA
"H.R. 4613: HEART Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4613/.
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H.R. 4613, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4613/.
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[H.R. 4613: HEART Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4613/)
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