PACT Act

What it does

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing. It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Lamar Smith (R-TX). Co-sponsors: 183 Democrats, 100 Republicans.

Where it stands

• IntroducedMar 10, 2017
• Passed the House—
• Passed the Senate—
• Sent to the President—
• Became law—

Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (Mar 21, 2017)

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Committees

• Judiciary Committee

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