S 654 115th 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: March 15, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 15, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 15, 2017

Received in the House.

Dec 14, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 14, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8049)

Dec 14, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8049)

Dec 14, 2017

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8049)

Dec 14, 2017

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8049)

Mar 15, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 15, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

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 15, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees of jurisdiction 2