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HR1477Referred to Committee

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-21
Introduced
50
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

David P. Joyce
David P. Joyce
Republican · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 95.0% (536 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000295

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (50)

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 (D-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 →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-21

Source: 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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