HOUSE 1189116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

To repeal section 12616 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

Last Action: 3/6/2019

Actions

2019-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2019-02-13Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-13Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-13Introduced in House
2019-02-13Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-13 (00)

This bill repeals a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states that do not ban such fights.

Cosponsors (4)

Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)

Subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Crimes against animals and natural resources

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