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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 13, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1189: To repeal section 12616 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1189/
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"H.R. 1189: To repeal section 12616 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1189/.
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H.R. 1189, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1189/.
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