Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to expand enforcement powers, clarify licensing rules, and strengthen civil remedies.
It authorizes the Attorney General to bring civil actions, seek injunctions, revoke licenses, impose penalties up to $10,000 per violation per day, and enables seizure and forfeiture of animals.
Penalty monies may reimburse reasonable temporary care costs for seized animals.
Moderately likely as a stand-alone technical enforcement bill with bipartisan potential, but opposition from affected industries and federalism concerns reduce chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment that clearly grants and defines expanded enforcement powers for the Attorney General and makes several targeted changes to the Animal Welfare Act. It integrates with existing statutes and sets a short-term interagency coordination requirement.
Progressives emphasize stronger enforcement and animal welfare protections.
Progressives emphasize stronger enforcement and animal welfare protections.
Likely supportive because the bill strengthens enforcement against animal cruelty and provides funding for temporary animal care.
Would welcome added federal tools to remove animals and hold violators accountable, while wanting assurances for due process and equitable application.
Cautiously favorable if the bill includes procedural safeguards and avoids duplicative federal action.
Appreciates clearer enforcement pathways but wants cost, jurisdictional, and evidentiary limits clarified.
Likely skeptical due to expanded federal enforcement, seizure/forfeiture powers, and hefty daily penalties.
Concerned about federal overreach and burdens on small businesses, breeders, and exhibitors.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Moderately likely as a stand-alone technical enforcement bill with bipartisan potential, but opposition from affected industries and federalism concerns reduce chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize stronger enforcement and animal welfare protections.
Moderately likely as a stand-alone technical enforcement bill with bipartisan potential, but opposition from affected industries and federa…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment that clearly grants and defines expanded enforcement powers for the Attorney General and makes several targeted changes to the Anim…
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