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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9078 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9078
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include
reporting requirements of felony convictions related to animal cruelty,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2026
Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Fine) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include
reporting requirements of felony convictions related to animal cruelty,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Animal Safety and
Harm Reporting Act of 2026'' or the ``LEASH Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. ANIMAL WELFARE DATA REPORTING.
(a) Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Eligibility.--The Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10153 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 502(a), by adding at the end the following:
``(7) A certification that, for each fiscal year covered by
an application, the applicant will report to the Attorney
General data on felony convictions under State law that
involved cruelty to animals including the name of any
individual convicted under such law.''; and
(2) in section 505(f), by striking ``to those jurisdictions
with the highest annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the
Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of local government
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the three most
recent calendar years for which such data are available''
inserting ``to units of local government--
``(1) with the highest annual number of part 1 violent
crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of
local government to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
three most recent calendar years for which such data are
available; and
``(2) that submit data to the National Incident-Based
Reporting System on felony convictions under State law that
involved cruelty to animals including the name of any
individual convicted under such law.''.
(b) Department of Justice Database.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall--
(1) establish a publicly accessible database containing the
data reported under section 502(a)(7) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10153); and
(2) periodically update such database.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a), shall
apply to applications for grants submitted during the first fiscal year
that begins after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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