Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 13, 2007 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7677)
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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal fighting venture if any animal in the venture was moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
Prohibits knowingly: (1) sponsoring or exhibiting a bird in a fighting venture in a state where it would not otherwise be a violation of the law if the person knew that any bird in the venture was knowingly bought, sold, delivered, transported, or received in interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose; (2) selling, buying, transporting, delivering, or receiving for purposes of transportation, in interstate or foreign commerce, any dog or other animal to participate in an animal fighting venture; (3) using the mails or any instrumentality of interstate commerce for commercial speech to promote an animal fighting venture, except as performed outside the limits of the states (with an exception for bird fights in states whose laws allow them); or (4) selling, buying, transporting, or delivering in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument for attachment to the leg of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture.
Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for violations. Repeals lesser penalties imposed by the Animal Welfare Act.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2007 to Sep 15, 2008; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Original | Jan 11, 2007 |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jan 29, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2007Markup Mar 15, 2007Reported Mar 26, 2007 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2007Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7677)
- Mar 26, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Mar 26, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
- Mar 15, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Mar 8, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 11, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S451-452)
- Jan 11, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7677 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Jun 13, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4153 | Maria Cantwell D-WA | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S451 | Maria Cantwell D-WA | Jan 11, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 19, 2007S. 261, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007</p>
- Mar 19, 2007S. 261, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-5 | NATIVE AMERICAN METHAMPHETAMINE ENFORCEMENT AND TREATMENT ACT OF 2007, THE ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2007, AND THE PREVENTING HARASSMENT THROUGH OUTBOUND NUMBER ENFORCEMENT (PHONE) ACT OF 2007113 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 6, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22493 | The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Animal Welfare Legislation Archived | Report | Jan 5, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 137 | Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 | Identical bill | May 3, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
