HR 4995 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023

Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 22, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-NJThomas H. Kean, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonAug 11, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOct 24, 2023
R-TXLance GoodenNov 14, 2023
R-FLMatt GaetzNov 14, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherNov 30, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanJan 3, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 9, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyApr 12, 2024
D-CATony CárdenasMay 21, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseJun 7, 2024
D-COJason CrowJul 18, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerJul 22, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 27, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Animal Welfare

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4144.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5118Kangaroo Protection Act of 2024Related billSep 19, 2024

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo products, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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