US Congress Senate Bill 1831 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-8-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 12 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-12 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Current law prohibits knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video.) Adds exceptions for conduct that is for predator or pest control, medical or scientific research, or necessary to protect the life or property of a person from a serious threat caused by an animal.

PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-12	House	Held at the desk.
2016-12-12	House	Received in the House.
2016-12-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-12-10	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2016-12-10	Senate	S.Amdt.5169 Amendment SA 5169 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2016-12-10	Senate	S.Amdt.5169 Amendment SA 5169 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Toomey. (consideration: CR S7104; text: CR S7104)
2016-12-10	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7104)
2016-12-10	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2015-07-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2293 (Related) 2015-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1831/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1831/BILLS-114s1831is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1831/BILLS-114s1831es.pdf