HR4638Passed House

Federal Working Animal Protection Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-23
Introduced
19
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Ken Calvert
Ken Calvert
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (557 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (19)

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-19

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Plain-English Summary

Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW Act This bill establishes that a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) convicted of, or who admits to having committed, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable.

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

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