To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in United States territories.
USA115th CongressHR-4202| House
| Updated: 11/16/2017
Peter J. Roskam
Republican Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (61)
David Schweikert (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Rodney Davis (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8306-8307)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesFederal preemptionMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersU.S. territories and protectorates
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in United States territories.
USA115th CongressHR-4202| House
| Updated: 11/16/2017
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8306-8307)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Peter J. Roskam
Republican Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (61)
David Schweikert (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Rodney Davis (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Animals
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