HR 9309 United States House · 117th Congress

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill expands protections of animals provided under the Animal Welfare Act, including by prohibiting any (1) broadcasts from international, interstate, or intrastate sources of animal fighting ventures in the United States or U.S. territories; and (2) shipments or transport of certain mature roosters.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Nov 2022

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Introduced Nov 16, 2022 Last action Nov 29, 2022

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Committee

Nov 29, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

lower

Nov 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

lower

Nov 16, 2022

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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors