H.R. 2742 118th Congress House

FIGHT Act

Official title: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2023 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov

Animals

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

May 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Apr 20, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Apr 20, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action May 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking Act or the FIGHT Act

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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

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ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
1 filing
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
1 filing
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
1 filing
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 135