S 1210 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Big Cat Public Safety Act

Summary

Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Apr 19, 2021 Last action Apr 19, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Committee

1

Apr 19, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

upper

Apr 19, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 48 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Richard Blumenthal

Angus S. King, Jr.

Benjamin L. Cardin

Bernard Sanders

Catherine Cortez Masto

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher A. Coons