US HB2939 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the confinement of pregnant pigs, and for other purposes.
Title
PIGS Act of 2023 Pigs In Gestation Stalls Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. |
| 2023-04-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2023-04-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2939/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2939/BILLS-118hr2939ih.pdf |
