S 4601
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Intergovernmental relations
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
Introduced: September 16, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
This bill establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1