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S. 654 · 115th Congress

PACT Act

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

PTR ToomeySponsor
36 cosponsors · 32 D, 3 R, 1 I
  1. Senate Introduced Mar 15, 2017
  2. Senate Passed Dec 14, 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 14, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

(Sec. 2) 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 (Dec 15, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 15, 2017

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

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 15, 2017
  2. Senate Passed Dec 14, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.