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S.479: PACT Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 13, 2019
- Latest Major Action Feb. 13, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
48 (40 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 13, 2019
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 13, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb. 13, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) |