HR 3327 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Federal Dog Protection Act

Introduced Aug 2, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Elton Gallegly R-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 25, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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. IntroducedAug 2, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Dog Protection Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to make it unlawful to knowingly: (1) sponsor or exhibit an animal in, or knowingly attend, a dog fighting venture; (2) sell, buy, possess, train, transport, deliver, or receive for purposes of transportation any dog or other animal for the purpose of having the dog or other animal, or offspring of the dog or other animal, participate in a dog fighting venture; or (3) use the U.S. mail service or any instrumentality of interstate commerce for commercial speech that promotes or furthers such prohibited actions.

Makes costs incurred for the care of animals seized and forfeited recoverable from the owner (currently recoverable costs are limited to those incurred by the United States).

Allows animal control agencies, humane societies, or societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals to commence a civil suit to enjoin any private party who is alleged to be in violation of provisions concerning animal fighting. Provides for enforcement.

Cosponsors 107

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2007 to Jun 17, 2008; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-WABrian BairdOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-INDan BurtonOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalAug 2, 2007
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-MIFred UptonOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-DEMichael N. CastleOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-KYRon LewisOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-VATom DavisOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CATom LantosOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalAug 2, 2007
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 2, 2007
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezAug 3, 2007
D-TNSteve CohenAug 3, 2007
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungSep 5, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 5, 2007
R-ALSpencer BachusSep 6, 2007
D-MABill DelahuntSep 20, 2007
R-SCBob InglisSep 20, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoSep 20, 2007
D-NYMichael R. McNultySep 20, 2007
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 20, 2007
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 20, 2007
D-CASam FarrSep 20, 2007
D-MNBetty McCollumSep 24, 2007
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 27, 2007
D-CAEllen O. TauscherSep 27, 2007
D-WIGwen MooreSep 27, 2007
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 2, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 2, 2007
D-MAJohn W. OlverOct 2, 2007
R-NYPeter T. KingOct 2, 2007
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 2, 2007
D-FLRobert WexlerOct 2, 2007
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOct 3, 2007
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenOct 4, 2007
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOct 4, 2007
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 4, 2007
D-NCDavid E. PriceOct 9, 2007
D-CALois CappsOct 9, 2007
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 10, 2007
D-MABarney FrankOct 15, 2007
D-NYJohn J. HallOct 15, 2007
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOct 15, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoOct 15, 2007
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOct 15, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOct 17, 2007
D-PAJoe SestakOct 17, 2007
R-NJMike FergusonOct 17, 2007
D-NCBrad MillerOct 22, 2007
R-FLVern BuchananOct 22, 2007
R-WADavid G. ReichertOct 29, 2007
D-TXGene GreenOct 29, 2007
D-CABarbara LeeNov 1, 2007
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyNov 1, 2007
D-MARichard E. NealNov 1, 2007
D-NCBob EtheridgeNov 7, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyDec 5, 2007
D-NJRush HoltDec 5, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyDec 18, 2007
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJan 16, 2008
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJan 16, 2008
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Feb 6, 2008
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 25, 2008
R-MIJoe KnollenbergJun 17, 2008

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Aug 2, 2007
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred Apr 25, 2008
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 2, 2007
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Sep 10, 2007

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
  2. Sep 10, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  3. Aug 2, 2007Introduced in House
  4. Aug 2, 2007Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1764Brad Sherman D-CAAug 4, 2007

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Dog Protection Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2007Introduced in House

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