S 345 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.

Introduced Feb 15, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Wayne Allard R-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 15, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 15, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Animal Welfare Act to eliminate the provision permitting interstate movement of live fighting birds if the fighting venture is to take place in a State allowing such fights.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2001 to Dec 20, 2001, with 29 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Feb 15, 2001
R-NH	Bob Smith	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-MI	Carl Levin	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-IN	Evan Bayh	Original	Feb 15, 2001
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-NV	Harry Reid	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Feb 15, 2001
I-VT	James M. Jeffords	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Feb 15, 2001
R-VA	John Warner	Original	Feb 15, 2001

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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1155	To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.	Identical bill	May 15, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

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