HR 6100 United States House · 117th Congress

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

Summary

This bill revises enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including by directing inspectors to 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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Dec 1, 2021 Last action Jan 4, 2022

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Committee

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Jan 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Dec 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Dec 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 85 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

A. Donald McEachin

Andrew R. Garbarino

Antonio Delgado