HR 6100
117th Congress
House
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
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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
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
80
Cartwright, Matt
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Meng, Grace
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Takano, Mark
R
Valadao, David G.
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Raskin, Jamie
Lawson, Al
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
Cárdenas, Tony
D
Carson, André
D
Casten, Sean
Malinowski, Tom
O'Halleran, Tom
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Levin, Mike
Buck, Ken
D
Chu, Judy
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
D
Aguilar, Pete
Newman, Marie
R
Schweikert, David
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Craig, Angie
DEFAZIO, PETER
D
DeGette, Diana
Delgado, Antonio
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
Jones, Mondaire
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
D
Huffman, Jared
R
Mace, Nancy
D
McBath, Lucy
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Sherman, Brad
COOPER, JAMES
Cicilline, David
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6100: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6100/
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