HR 4202 · 115th Congress · Animals

PACE Act

Introduced 2017-11-01· Sponsored by Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.(2017-11-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it.…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]CA
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]AZ
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]IL
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]PA
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]IL
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]CA
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]MI
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR