H.R. 6100 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6100 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) was introduced on Dec 1, 2021, sponsored by Cynthia Axne with 85 co-sponsors.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Dec 1, 2021
- Co-sponsors
- 85
- Policy area
- Animals
What it does
This bill revises enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including by directing inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner animals found to be suffering physical or psychological harm as a result of failure to comply with the AWA.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Cynthia Axne (D-IA). Co-sponsors: 75 Democrats, 10 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedDec 1, 2021
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (Jan 4, 2022)
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