H.R. 1477
119th Congress
House
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
Official title: To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightCrimes against animals and natural resourcesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
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Criminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureIntergovernmental relations
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
This bill establishes a new section in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
35
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
- THE CAVALRY GROUP, LLC
- THE CAVALRY GROUP, LLC
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Cosponsors
53
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Min, Dave
D
Moulton, Seth
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Titus, Dina
R
Valadao, David G.
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Johnson, Julie
D
Veasey, Marc A.
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
R
Smith, Christopher H.
R
Kean, Thomas H.
D
Menendez, Robert
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Lee, Susie
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Salinas, Andrea
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
Friedman, Laura
D
Crow, Jason
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
D
Magaziner, Seth
D
Soto, Darren
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Sorensen, Eric
D
Lieu, Ted
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Doggett, Lloyd
R
McCaul, Michael T.
D
Tonko, Paul
R
Lawler, Michael
D
Conaway, Herbert C.
D
Harder, Josh
R
Shreve, Jefferson
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1477: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1477/
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