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Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017

Introduced: September 26, 2017 Introduced by: Clark, Katherine M. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet.

Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for a person who commits an interstate violation of a protection order against a pet.

With respect to a defendant who commits a domestic violence offense or an interstate violation of a protection order, mandatory restitution in the "full amount of victim's losses" includes costs incurred for veterinary services related to the pet.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award grants for shelter and housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims with pets.

Finally, it expresses the sense of Congress that states should include, in domestic violence protection orders, protections against violence or threats against a person's pet.

What's happening now March 9, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 322 Identical bill Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 247
All 247 Democratic 98 Republican 16
Posey, Bill
· Sep 26, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 5, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Sep 4, 2018
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 17, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 14, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 21, 2017
Eshoo, Anna
· Dec 18, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Dec 13, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Dec 6, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 2, 2017
Fudge, Marcia
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 26, 2017
Tipton, Scott
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 2, 2017
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 28, 2017
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 26, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Sep 26, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 25, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 19, 2017
Reed, Tom
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 8, 2017
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 8, 2017
Collins, Chris
· May 22, 2017
Trott, David
· May 18, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 28, 2017
KIND, RON
· Apr 26, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 25, 2017
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 25, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 25, 2017
Demings, Val
· Apr 14, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 14, 2017
McEachin, A.
· Apr 14, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 30, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 28, 2017
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 28, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 24, 2017
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 22, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 20, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 17, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2017
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 15, 2017
Lawson, Al
· Mar 15, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 9, 2017
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