HR 763
117th Congress
House
Families
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives
Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
This bill requires the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families to disseminate information through the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information about the incidence of cases of child abuse that involve abuse to animals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
45
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Casten, Sean
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Auchincloss, Jake
DOYLE, MIKE
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Titus, Dina
Kahele, Kaiali'i
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Jayapal, Pramila
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
D
McBath, Lucy
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Jacobs, Sara
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
R
Buchanan, Vern
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
D
Castor, Kathy
Luria, Elaine
Axne, Cynthia
D
Brownley, Julia
Cartwright, Matt
D
Cohen, Steve
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
HASTINGS, ALCEE
R
Joyce, David P.
Katko, John
D
Keating, William R.
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Lieu, Ted
Lowenthal, Alan
D
Meng, Grace
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Pappas, Chris
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Vargas, Juan
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 763: Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-763/
"H.R. 763: Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-763/.
H.R. 763, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-763/.
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