2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1477: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/21/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor
David Joyce
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Josh Harder
Democrat
Jefferson Shreve
Republican
Herbert Conaway Jr.
Democrat
Michael Lawler
Republican
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Michael McCaul
Republican
Jennifer Kiggans
Republican
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Eric Sorensen
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Earl Carter
Republican