HR 2863 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

Introduced May 21, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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. IntroducedMay 21, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

This bill prohibits the use of exotic or wild animals in performances of a traveling animal act, such as a circus, carnival, or parade. The prohibition does not apply to zoos, aquariums, research facilities, wildlife sanctuaries, and other entities. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2019 to Oct 6, 2020, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 21, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 21, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalMay 21, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. May 21, 2019Introduced in House
  3. May 21, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2121Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2019Related billJul 15, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2019Introduced in House

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