Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 1477

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 21, 2025Latest action Feb 21, 2025Crime and Law Enforcement

Plain-English summary

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025 This bill establishes a new section in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Zoe Lofgren

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Scott Peters

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Josh Gottheimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Nydia M. Velázquez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Eric Sorensen

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Juan Ciscomani

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Susie Lee

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Laura Friedman

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Robert J. Menendez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Seth Moulton

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Paul David Tonko

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Darren Soto

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Ted Lieu

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Julie Johnson

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Joseph D. Morelle

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Christopher H. Smith

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Mike Mr. Thompson

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Gilbert Cisneros

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jefferson Shreve

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Diana DeGette

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Joseph Neguse

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Christopher R. Deluzio

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Herb Md Conaway

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Dina Titus

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · LA

Seth Magaziner

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

Michael T. McCaul

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Andrea Salinas

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Hillary J. Scholten

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Salud O. Carbajal

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Carlos A. Gimenez

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Jennifer Kiggans

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Lloyd Doggett

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Steve Cohen

Cosponsor · Democratic · TN

Marc Allison Veasey

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Shri Thanedar

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Josh Harder

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

S. Raja Krishnamoorthi

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Jason Crow

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Lois Frankel

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

David G. Valadao

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

David P. Joyce

Sponsor · Republican · OH

Daniel S. Goldman

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Haley M. Stevens

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Andrew R. Garbarino

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Crime and Law EnforcementCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureIntergovernmental relationsCongressional oversightCrimes against animals and natural resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Sources & text

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