HR 4264 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.(2004-10-07)
Plain Language Summary
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Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) sponsoring or exhibiting a bird in a fighting venture in a State where it would not otherwise be in violation of the law, only if the person knew that any bird in the venture was knowingly bought, sold, delivered, transported, or received in interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose; or (2) knowingly sponsoring or exhibiting in an animal fighting venture any other animal that was moved in interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits knowingly: (1) selling, buying, transporting, delivering, or receiving, for purposes of transportation in interstate or foreign commerce, any dog or other animal to participate in an animal fighting venture; (2) using interstate mail service for commercial speech promoting an animal fighting venture except as performed outside the limits of the States (with an exception for bird fights in States whose laws allow them); or (3) selling, buying, transporting, or delivering in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument to be attached to the leg of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4264, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004
Oct 6, 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2004</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4264, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004
Oct 6, 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2004
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
13 Democrats7 Republicans