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H.R. 724 · 116th Congress

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act

Law · 116-72 · Nov 25, 2019
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301 cosponsors · 216 D, 85 R
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146 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 23, 2019
  2. House Passed Oct 22, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Nov 5, 2019
  4. President To the President Nov 18, 2019
  5. President Signed Nov 25, 2019
  6. Law Nov 25, 2019

This bill revises and expands criminal provisions with respect to animal crushing.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Nov 25, 2019

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

This bill revises and expands criminal 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

Latest action (Nov 25, 2019): Became Public Law No: 116-72.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 23, 2019

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

  1. House Introduced Jan 23, 2019
  2. House Passed Oct 22, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Nov 5, 2019
  4. President To the President Nov 18, 2019
  5. President Signed Nov 25, 2019
  6. Law Nov 25, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.