To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill expands protections of animals provided under the Animal Welfare Act, including by prohibiting any (1) broadcasts from international, interstate, or intrastate sources of animal fighting ventures in the United States or U.S. territories; and (2) shipments or transport of certain mature roosters.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9309: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9309/
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