S 479 116th 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: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

This bill revises and expands criminal 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 February 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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