HR 5566 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010

Introduced Jun 22, 2010 Originated House Became Public Law 111-294 Sponsor Elton Gallegly R-CA

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Latest action · Dec 9, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-294.

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. IntroducedJun 22, 2010
  2. Passed HouseJul 21, 2010
  3. Passed SenateSep 28, 2010
  4. To the PresidentNov 30, 2010
  5. Became lawDec 9, 2010Public Law 111-294

Summary

Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or foreign commerce.

Defines "animal crush video" as any photograph, motion picture, film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury; and (2) is obscene.

Extends the applicability of this Act to a person selling, marketing, advertising, exchanging, distributing, or creating animal crush videos outside the United States if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or (2) the video is so transported. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to seven years for violations of this Act.

Exempts from the application of this Act: (1) any visual depiction of customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices, the slaughter of animals for food, or hunting, trapping, or fishing; and (2) good faith distribution of an animal crush video to a law enforcement agency or a third party for the sole purpose of determining if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 459Passed416–3Jul 21, 2010

Cosponsors 262

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2010 to Jul 19, 2010; 220 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-HICharles K. DjouOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NYChristopher J. LeeOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MIDave CampOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-VAEric CantorOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MNErik PaulsenOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MIFred UptonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NMHarry TeagueOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAJerry LewisOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PAJoe SestakOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYJohn J. HallOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PAKathleen A. DahlkemperOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NCLarry KissellOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NELee TerryOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CALois CappsOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ILMark KirkOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-CAMary BonoOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OKMary FallinOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OHMary Jo KilroyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-DEMichael N. CastleOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MIMike RogersOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ALParker GriffithOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-ILPhil HareOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MORuss CarnahanOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OHSteve AustriaOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-FLSuzanne M. KosmasOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLThomas J. RooneyOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-VAThomas S.P. PerrielloOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-PATim HoldenOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-IATom LathamOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJun 22, 2010
R-TNZach WampOriginalJun 22, 2010
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 23, 2010
D-INBaron P. HillJun 23, 2010
R-PABill ShusterJun 23, 2010
D-ILDeborah L. HalvorsonJun 23, 2010
R-KYGeoff DavisJun 23, 2010
R-KSJerry MoranJun 23, 2010
D-GAJohn BarrowJun 23, 2010
R-CAKevin McCarthyJun 23, 2010
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 23, 2010
R-GAPhil GingreyJun 23, 2010
R-MOSam GravesJun 23, 2010
R-WIThomas E. PetriJun 23, 2010
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJun 23, 2010
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 23, 2010
R-VARobert J. WittmanJun 24, 2010
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJun 29, 2010
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 29, 2010
D-CTJames A. HimesJun 29, 2010
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Jun 29, 2010
D-MISander M. LevinJun 29, 2010
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinJun 29, 2010
D-UTJim MathesonJun 30, 2010
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJul 1, 2010
D-NYPaul TonkoJul 13, 2010
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJul 13, 2010
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 14, 2010
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 14, 2010
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 14, 2010
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJul 14, 2010
R-UTRob BishopJul 14, 2010
R-TXSam JohnsonJul 14, 2010
D-ORKurt SchraderJul 15, 2010
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 15, 2010
D-WAAdam SmithJul 19, 2010
R-CADarrell IssaJul 19, 2010
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJul 19, 2010
R-ORGreg WaldenJul 19, 2010
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 19, 2010
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerJul 19, 2010
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJul 19, 2010
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 19, 2010
D-NYScott MurphyJul 19, 2010

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 22, 2010Markup Jun 23, 2010Reported Jul 19, 2010
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 5, 2010Discharged Sep 29, 2010

Actions 27

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 9, 2010Signed by President.
  2. Dec 9, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-294.
  3. Nov 30, 2010Presented to President.
  4. Nov 22, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Nov 19, 2010Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8202-8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8202-8203)
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In the Congressional Record 6

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
SenateDebate and remarks S8202–S8204Text printed S8202Amendments S8202Harry Reid D-NV, Patrick J. Leahy D-VTNov 19, 2010
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1943Elton Gallegly R-CANov 17, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H7403–H7405Text printed H7403Tables H7433Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos ActEarl Blumenauer D-OR, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Ted Poe R-TXNov 15, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S7653, S7654Amendments S7639, S7654David Vitter R-LA (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Jeff Merkley D-OR (amendment), Johnny Isakson R-GA (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Richard Burr R-NC (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment)Sep 28, 2010
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1389Recorded votes H5893enactSam Farr D-CAJul 21, 2010
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

  1. Jul 20, 2010H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided to CBO on July 19, 2010, with an amendment</p>
  2. Jul 20, 2010H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided to CBO on July 19, 2010, with an amendment
  3. Jul 1, 2010H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 2010</p>
  4. Jul 1, 2010H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 2010

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 111-875PROHIBITING OBSCENE ANIMAL CRUSH VIDEOS IN THE WAKE OF UNITED STATES v. STEVENS106 pagesJudiciary CommitteeSep 15, 2010

CRS reports 12

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 12

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47624Legislative Branch: FY2024 AppropriationsReportMay 21, 2024
R47296Legislative Branch: FY2023 AppropriationsReportMar 13, 2023
R46936Legislative Branch: FY2022 AppropriationsReportMay 18, 2022
R45755Legislative Branch: FY2020 Appropriations ArchivedReportFeb 12, 2020
R45214Legislative Branch: FY2019 Appropriations ArchivedReportNov 13, 2018
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Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 4668In the nature of a substitute.Jon Kyl R-AZAmendment SA 4668 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 1712Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010Related billNov 15, 2010
S 3841Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010Related billSep 27, 2010
HR 5092To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.Related billJun 15, 2010
HR 5337Animal Torture Prevention Act of 2010Related billJul 26, 2010

Titles 6

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate commerce in animal crush videos, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010
Short Titles as Reported to House
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed House
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010
Short Titles as Enacted
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 7

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 15, 2010Engrossed Amendment House
  3. Sep 28, 2010Engrossed Amendment Senate
  4. Aug 5, 2010Referred in Senate
  5. Jul 21, 2010Engrossed in House
  6. Jul 19, 2010Reported in House
  7. Jun 22, 2010Introduced in House

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