To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in United States territories.
United States115th CongressHR-4202House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 16, 2017
Summary
Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it.
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Latest companion bill action
S-2971: A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in the United States territories.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8306-8307)
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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