Bill No. |
Title |
Summary |
Status |
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N/A (Support) |
Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act |
Prohibits the cruel confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs. Pigs during pregnancy are confined in metal cages called gestation crates and are unable even to turn around for months on end. Young calves are also kept purposely confined in veal crates so small they are barely able to move for nearly their entire lives. And egg-laying hens are often kept in tiny battery cages, unable even to spread their wings. Currently, signatures are being collected to get the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty on the ballot. Please visit www.humanecalifornia.org to help. |
N/A |
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AB 821 (Support) |
Protect California Condors |
Prohibits lead shot ammunition in areas inhabited by the endangered California condor. |
Signed into Law |
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AB 1614 (Support) |
Rodeos |
Strengthens the current veterinary requirements for rodeos. |
Signed into Law |
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AB 1634 (Support) |
California Healthy Pets Act |
Requires cats and dogs over the age of four months to be spayed or neutered, unless the person caring for them possesses an intact permit, as specified. |
Held Over |
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HR 137 and S 261 (Support) |
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act |
Upgrades current penalties by authorizing felony-level jail time (up to three years) for violations of the federal animal fighting law; prohibits interstate and foreign commerce of cockfighting weapons |
Signed into Law |
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HR 249 (Support) |
Wild Horses and Burros |
Restores the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros. This provision was stripped by an amendment slipped into the 2005 Omnibus Spending Bill. |
Passed House |
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HR 427 and S Res. 118 (Support) |
Canadian Seal Hunt Resolution |
Urges the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt. |
Passed House |
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HR 503 and S 311 (Support) |
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act |
Prohibits the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption. |
In Committee |
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HR 661 and S 364 (Support) |
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act |
Ends the use of nonambulatory livestock (animals too sick or injured to stand or walk on their own) in human food and requires that downed animals be humanely euthanized when presented at slaughter facilities. |
Pending |
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HR 891 (Support) |
Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act |
Makes it illegal to import, export, sell or advertise any domestic dog fur in the U.S. Fur from other animals must be identified with a label (but only if the value of the fur exceeds $150). |
Pending |
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HR 924 and S 540 (Oppose) |
Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act |
Requires the Food and Drug Administration to permit the sale of baby turtles as pets. |
Passed Senate |
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HR 962 and S 549 (Support) |
Antibiotics Overuse on Factory Farms |
Curbs overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture, which supports overcrowded and unsanitary conditions on factory farms, and endangers public health. |
In Committee |
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HR 992 S 536 and 414 (Support) |
Cloned Food Labeling |
Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly. S 536 amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic. |
Pending |
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HR 1280 and S 714 (Support) |
Buck's Bill (Pet Safety and Protection Act) |
Amends the Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally. |
Passed Senate |
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HR 1398 and S 807 (Oppose) |
Factory Farming Pollution Exemption |
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.. |
In Committee |
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HR 1585 and S 1547, H Res 403 and S 1550 (Support) |
War Dog Memorial Legislation |
Establishes a national War Dog Memorial at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.. |
Pending |
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HR 1691 (Support) |
Steel-Jawed Leghold Traps |
Ends the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States. |
In Committee |
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HR 1726 (Support) |
Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act |
Requires producers supplying meat, dairy products, or eggs to the military, federal prisons, school lunches, and other federal programs to comply with basic animal welfare requirements. |
Pending |
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HR 1947 (Support) |
Haley's Act (Captive Big Cats) |
Haley's Act is named for Haley Hilderbrand, a 17-year-old student who was killed by a Siberian tiger at a USDA-licensed facility while posing with the cat for her senior picture. Haley's Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit direct contact between the public and big cats. The bill does not prevent public display of big cats in accredited zoos, or keeping big cats in sanctuaries, but seeks to increase safety for the public. It also significantly increases fines for violations of the Act to encourage facilities to abide by the law and treat the animals well. |
Pending |
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HR 2108 and S 1274 (Support) |
Human and Pet Safety Act |
Helps regulate the industry by establishing mandatory processing and ingredient standards (both domestically and internationally) and requiring more inspections of pet food processing plants. Creates an early warning system to help identify possible contaminants earlier and penalize companies that don't report possible contamination. Ensures that any future recalls are conducted quickly by giving the Food and Drug Administration the power to order mandatory recalls of tainted food. |
Pending |
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HR 2193 (Support) |
Animal Welfare Accountability Improvement Act |
Amends the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties for violations of such Act, to calculate fines based on the number of animals directly affected per violation, to prohibit the use of animals for marketing medical devices, and to reinstate the requirement for the USDA to submit an annual report to Congress. |
Pending |
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HR 2327 and S 1406 (Support) |
Polar Bear Protection Act |
Closes a loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act which currently allows American trophy hunters to bring the heads and hides of polar bears into the United States. |
Pending |
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HR 2491 (Support) |
Charitable Remainder Pet Trust Act |
Revises the Internal Revenue Code so that a companion animal may be the beneficiary of a charitable remainder annuity trust, which allows a trust fund to be established for the continued care of a loved one. When the animal beneficiary of this trust dies, the remainder interest goes to the charity of choice as indicated in the trust, such as a humane society or animal shelter. |
Pending |
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HR 2711 and S 2422 (Support) |
The Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act |
Prevents the operation of web sites that allow for shooting live animals remotely. |
Pending |
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HR 2964 and S 1498 (Support) |
The Captive Primate Safety Act |
Bans the trade in monkeys, chimpanzees, and other dangerous primates as pets. |
In Committee |
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HR 3029 (Support) |
Bear Protection Act |
Prohibits the import, export and interstate trade in bear viscera—specifically the gallbladders and bile—and products containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera. |
Pending |
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HR 3219/3327 and S 1880 (Support) |
Dogfighting |
Strengthens the federal penalties against dogfighting, and make it a felony to engage in dogfighting, possess dogs for fighting or be a spectator at a dogfight. |
Passed Senate |
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HR 3295 and S 1916 (Support) |
Chimpanzee National Sanctuary System (Amendment to the CHIMP Act) |
Amends the Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act of 2000 (CHIMP Act) to ensure that chimpanzees retired into the national sanctuary system (Chimp Haven, in Keithville, LA) cannot subsequently be removed for research. This will ensure permanent sanctuary for these chimpanzees and facilitate private fundraising for the system. |
Pending |
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HR 3663 (Support) |
Protect America's Wildlife Act |
Closes a loophole in federal law which currently permits the shooting of Alaskan wolves and other wildlife from airplanes and helicopters. |
Pending |
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HR 3829 (Support) |
Sportsmanship in Hunting Act |
Prohibits the interstate commerce of exotic animals who are destined to be killed for trophies at canned hunting facilities. |
Pending |
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HR 4093 (Support) |
Migratory Bird Treaty Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2007 |
Expands authority to prosecute violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Provides for felony penalties of $50,000 and a year in jail for intentional take of migratory birds. Provides for felony penalties of $25,000 and 6 months in jail for other intentional violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Retains existing prosecutorial discretion to prosecute violations of the Act as misdemeanors. |
Pending |
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H Res 749 (Support) |
National Animal Rescue Day |
Supports the designation of a National Animal Rescue Day to create awareness and increase animal adoption and financial support for animal rescue. |
Pending |
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S 1930 (Support) |
Combat Illegal Logging Act |
Unregulated logging often takes place in protected parks and forest reserves, destroying wildlife habitat. S. 1930 makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, buy or transport illegally-sourced wood and wood products. |
In Committee |
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S 2439 (Support) |
Animal Cruelty Tracking Bill |
Requires the National Incident Based Reporting System, the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and the Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program to list cruelty to animals as a separate offense category. |
Pending |
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SB 63 (Support) |
Cloned Animals |
Requires meat and dairy products from cloned animals to be labeled as such. |
Vetoed |
 |
SB 353 (Support) |
Pet Protection Orders |
Includes animals in domestic violence orders. |
Signed into Law |
 |
SB 880 (Oppose) |
Kangaroos |
Reclassifies the definition of kangaroos to include only those defined in the Endangered Species Act, which would allow for the sale of kangaroo products in California. |
Signed into Law |
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