AVERT Future Violence Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7396 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7396 To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2024 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Violence Act of 2024'' or the ``AVERT Future Violence Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Animal cruelty.--The term ``animal cruelty''-- (A) means-- (i) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an a…