HR 6100
117th Congress
House
Animals
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced: December 1, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill revises enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including by directing inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner animals found to be suffering physical or psychological harm as a result of failure to comply with the AWA.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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