HR 3894 United States House · 118th Congress

Greyhound Protection Act of 2023

This bill prohibits federal involvement in commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing by banning interstate activities related to these practices. It makes it unlawful to conduct betting on greyhound races (including remote gambling), use live animals as bait, or transport animals for these purposes. The law specifically targets the declining greyhound racing industry (now operating at only two tracks in West Virginia), banning federal facilitation of betting, live bait use, and interstate transport of animals for racing or training. It does not affect horse racing or state laws already prohibiting these activities in most states.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 7, 2023 Last action Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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Jun 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Jun 7, 2023
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1 primary · 79 co-sponsors

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Salud O. Carbajal
DDemocratic
CA
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Andrea Salinas
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OR
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Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
NY
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Angie Craig
DDemocratic
MN
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Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
NH
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Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
FL
13
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
MA
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Bill Posey
RRepublican
FL
8
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
IL
10
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
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Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
FL
28