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Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

Introduced: March 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to establish a prohibition on the use of exotic or wild animals in performances (e.g., circus, ride, carnival, or parade) of a traveling animal act. The prohibition does not apply to the use of animals in: (1) zoos; (2) aquariums; (3) research facilities; (4) film, television, or advertising, if the performance is not before a public studio audience; or (5) rodeos. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals.

What's happening now April 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 22
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 29, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 23, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 15, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 16, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 20, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 28, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Mar 28, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 28, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Mar 28, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1759: Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1759/
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"H.R. 1759: Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1759/.
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H.R. 1759, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1759/.
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