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

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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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-NHBob SmithOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-MICarl LevinOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-INEvan BayhOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-AZJon KylOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-NHJudd GreggOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-OHMike DeWineOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalFeb 15, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-IATom HarkinOriginalFeb 15, 2001
D-RIJack ReedFeb 27, 2001
D-NCJohn EdwardsFeb 27, 2001
D-MTMax BaucusFeb 27, 2001
D-FLBob GrahamFeb 28, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMar 7, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignMar 14, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweMar 15, 2001
D-NDKent ConradMar 28, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneMar 28, 2001
D-WAMaria CantwellMar 30, 2001
D-CTChristopher J. DoddApr 24, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonApr 24, 2001
D-DEThomas R. CarperMay 9, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineMay 15, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeMay 22, 2001
D-GAMax ClelandMay 22, 2001
D-CADianne FeinsteinJun 7, 2001
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellJun 19, 2001
R-AZJohn McCainJun 19, 2001
R-WYMichael B. EnziJun 19, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonJun 25, 2001
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiJul 10, 2001
D-NEBen NelsonJul 24, 2001
R-UTOrrin G. HatchJul 31, 2001
D-WAPatty MurraySep 4, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanSep 25, 2001
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.Oct 4, 2001
R-NEChuck HagelDec 20, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Referred Feb 15, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. 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.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1155To 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 billMay 15, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate

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