Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
Latest action · Aug 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedAug 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
This bill establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 14, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Nov 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 166, no. 146, August 14, 2020, page H4238.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1016 | Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 23, 2021 |
| S 4601 | Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Intergovernmental relations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced 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.
