A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in the United States territories.
USA115th CongressS-2971| Senate
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (27)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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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HR 115-4202Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersU.S. territories and protectorates
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit animal fighting in the United States territories.
USA115th CongressS-2971| Senate
| Updated: 5/24/2018
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
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-4202Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (27)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Animals
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersU.S. territories and protectorates