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HR 8923 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Intergovernmental relations

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024

Introduced: July 11, 2024 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 2, 2024
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2024
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 3, 2024
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 30, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Aug 20, 2024
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 11, 2024
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 11, 2024
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 11, 2024
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 11, 2024
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Jul 2, 2024
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 2, 2024
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 2, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8923: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8923/
MLA
"H.R. 8923: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8923/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8923, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8923/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 8923: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8923/)
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