S 1831 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Digital media Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Photography and imaging Television and film

PACT Act

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov

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To President

Became law

Dec 12, 2016

Held at the desk.

Dec 12, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 12, 2016

Received in the House.

Dec 10, 2016

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 10, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 10, 2016

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 10, 2016

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7104)

Jul 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 22, 2015

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 5,169	—	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Dec 10, 2016

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing.

It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both.

It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct, including conduct that is: (1) medical or scientific research, (2) necessary to protect the life or property of a person, (3) performed as part of euthanizing an animal, or (4) unintentional.

What's happening now December 12, 2016

Held at the desk.

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