HR1477Referred to Committee
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-21
Introduced
51
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor

David P. Joyce
Republican · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 94.5% (586 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/J000295
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Cosponsors (51)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-02-21
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)Original· 2025-02-21
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)Original· 2025-02-21
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2025-03-03
- Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-03-03
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)· 2025-03-04
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-03-05
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2025-03-18
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10)· 2025-03-18
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2025-03-18
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2025-03-31
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)· 2025-03-31
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2025-04-01
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-04-07
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-04-08
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2025-04-17
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2025-04-24
- Darren Soto (D-FL-9)· 2025-04-28
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2)· 2025-04-28
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)· 2025-05-08
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-05-08
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-05-14
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-06-11
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)· 2025-06-23
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)· 2025-06-26
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)· 2025-06-30
- Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-07-02
- Laura Friedman (D-CA-30)· 2025-07-10
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-07-14
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2025-07-14
- Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)· 2025-08-08
- Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)· 2025-08-26
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2025-08-29
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)· 2025-09-15
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)· 2025-09-30
- Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)· 2025-10-10
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2025-10-21
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)· 2025-10-28
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2025-11-07
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2025-11-17
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2025-12-15
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)· 2026-01-13
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2026-01-14
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-01-16
- Julie Johnson (D-TX-32)· 2026-01-16
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33)· 2026-01-16
- Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)· 2026-01-21
- David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2026-02-03
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-02-03
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-05-07
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-21
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-21
Plain-English Summary
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025 This bill establishes a new section in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
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Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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