Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 6, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Oct 6, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 21, 2019 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- May 21, 2019Introduced in House
- May 21, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 85, May 21, 2019, page H4064.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2121 | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 15, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling performances.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Introduced in House
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.
