119th Congress · House bill · Last action Feb 21, 2025
H.R. 1477In CommitteeCrime and Law Enforcement
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. (R-OH)53 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 21, 2025
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In plain English
Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) sponsored this bill, which creates a new section within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division to enforce federal animal cruelty laws. The bill has 53 cosponsors across both parties (40 Democrats, 13 Republicans). The bill establishes enforcement structures and authority for prosecuting violations of existing federal animal cruelty statutes.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Findings
- Sec. 3. Animal cruelty crimes section of the department of justice
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HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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All 53 cosponsors
40 Democrats · 13 Republicans
Democrats (40)
Neguse, JoeCO-02
Cohen, SteveTN-09
Harder, JoshCA-09
Conaway, HerbertNJ-03
Doggett, LloydTX-37
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Velázquez, Nydia M.NY-07
Lieu, TedCA-36
Sorensen, EricIL-17
Gottheimer, JoshNJ-05
Peters, Scott H.CA-50
Soto, DarrenFL-09
Magaziner, SethRI-02
Thompson, MikeCA-04
Cherfilus-McCormick, SheilaFL-20
Carter, Troy A.LA-02
Crow, JasonCO-06
Friedman, LauraCA-30
Salinas, AndreaOR-06
Thanedar, ShriMI-13
Frankel, LoisFL-22
DeGette, DianaCO-01
Lee, SusieNV-03
Scholten, Hillary J.MI-03
Stevens, Haley M.MI-11
Morelle, Joseph D.NY-25
Menendez, RobertNJ-08
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
Veasey, Marc A.TX-33
Johnson, JulieTX-32
Goldman, Daniel S.NY-10
Titus, DinaNV-01
Carbajal, Salud O.CA-24
Moulton, SethMA-06
Min, DaveCA-47
Republicans (13)
Ciscomani, JuanAZ-06
Shreve, JeffersonIN-06
Lawler, MichaelNY-17
McCaul, Michael T.TX-10
Kiggans, Jennifer A.VA-02
Van Drew, JeffersonNJ-02
Gimenez, Carlos A.FL-28
Kean, Thomas H.NJ-07
Garbarino, Andrew R.NY-02
Valadao, David G.CA-22
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