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HR 4202 115th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Birds Crimes against animals and natural resources Federal preemption Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers U.S. territories and protectorates

PACE Act

Introduced: December 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 1, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8306-8307)
Nov 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it.

What's happening now November 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 18 Republican 9
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 26, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 26, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 13, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 24, 2018
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 13, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 8, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2018
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Apr 12, 2018
Faso, John
· Feb 27, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 8, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Feb 2, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2018
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Feb 2, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Jan 17, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 21, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 20, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 14, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 14, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 11, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Dec 7, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· Dec 7, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Dec 7, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Dec 7, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 7, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Dec 7, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· Dec 1, 2017
Hultgren, Randy
· Dec 1, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 16, 2017
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 1, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Nov 1, 2017
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 1, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Nov 1, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4202: PACE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4202/
MLA
"H.R. 4202: PACE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4202/.
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H.R. 4202, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4202/.
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