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H.R. 1494 · 115th Congress

PACT Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

LSR SmithSponsor
283 cosponsors · 183 D, 100 R
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12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2017

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing.

It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both.

It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct, including conduct that is: (1) medical or scientific research, (2) necessary to protect the life or property of a person, (3) performed as part of euthanizing an animal, or (4) unintentional.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: PACT Act

Also known as: Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act

Latest action (Mar 21, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.