HR 1189
116th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Crimes against animals and natural resources
To repeal section 12616 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 13, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill repeals a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states that do not ban such fights.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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