HR 2742 United States House · 118th Congress

FIGHT Act

The FIGHT Act (HR 2742) amends the Animal Welfare Act to specifically target animal fighting events, such as cockfighting, by defining "rooster" as any male chicken over six months old and banning the live broadcasting (simulcasting) of such events. It prohibits using the postal service or interstate transport to move roosters for animal fighting purposes and adds civil enforcement tools allowing citizens to sue violators after a 60-day notice period. Fines up to $5,000 per violation may be imposed, and property used in animal fighting ventures can be seized. These changes strengthen enforcement against animal fighting by expanding legal remedies for the public and authorities.

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Apr 2023

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Introduced Apr 20, 2023 Last action May 15, 2023

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May 15, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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Apr 20, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Apr 20, 2023

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1 primary · 135 co-sponsors