US HB5999 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 80-2)
Status: Introduced on November 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-11-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling performances.

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Title

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2021

Sponsors

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Kaialii Kahele [D-HI]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-11-17HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2021-11-17HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3220 (Related) 2021-11-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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