H.R. 349 119th Congress House

Goldie’s Act

Official title: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis Republican · New York See on congress.gov

Animals

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Feb 14, 2025

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

Jan 13, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced in House

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Goldie's Act

This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to document and record detailed descriptions of violations of the act observed during inspections and investigations. USDA must provide a copy of all records documenting violations to state, local, and municipal animal control or law enforcement officials within 24 hours of such inspections or investigations.

Inspections must be held at least once a year of each research facility, the premises of each animal dealer, and each exhibitor of animals. If violations are found during inspections, then USDA must conduct any necessary follow-up inspections until all the violations are corrected. Inspectors must confiscate or destroy in a humane manner animals found to be suffering physical or psychological harm as a result of failure to comply with the AWA.

Violators are subject to civil penalties as outlined in the bill.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

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

Lobbying activity 45

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BRUMIDI GROUP
for AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HANKA ADVISOR LLC
for ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
for ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
for AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
for PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE CAVALRY GROUP, LLC
for THE CAVALRY GROUP LLC · Missouri · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
42 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
39 filings
SENATE
38 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
14 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
11 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
7 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 109