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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

PACT Act
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
03/10/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
03/21/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
03/10/2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/10/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (283)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]* 03/10/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 03/16/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 03/16/2017
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] 03/16/2017
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] 03/16/2017
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] 03/16/2017
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 03/16/2017
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] 03/16/2017
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] 03/16/2017
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] 03/16/2017
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 03/16/2017
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 03/16/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 03/16/2017
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] 03/16/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 03/16/2017
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] 03/16/2017
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] 03/16/2017
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] 03/16/2017
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 03/16/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 03/16/2017
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 03/16/2017
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] 03/16/2017
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] 03/16/2017
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] 03/16/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 03/16/2017
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] 03/16/2017
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 03/16/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 03/16/2017
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 03/16/2017
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] 03/16/2017
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] 03/16/2017
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] 03/16/2017
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] 03/16/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] 03/20/2017
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] 03/20/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] 03/20/2017
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 03/20/2017
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] 03/20/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 03/20/2017
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] 03/20/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 03/20/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] 03/20/2017
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 03/20/2017
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] 03/20/2017
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 03/20/2017
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 03/20/2017
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] 03/20/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 03/20/2017
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] 03/20/2017
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 03/20/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] 03/20/2017
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] 03/20/2017
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] 03/20/2017
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] 03/28/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 03/28/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] 03/28/2017
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] 03/28/2017
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 03/28/2017
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] 03/28/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 03/28/2017
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] 03/28/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 03/28/2017
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] 03/28/2017
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] 04/03/2017
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 04/03/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] 04/03/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] 04/25/2017
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 04/25/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 04/25/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] 04/25/2017
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 04/25/2017
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] 04/25/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] 04/25/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 04/25/2017
Rep. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] 04/25/2017
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] 04/25/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 04/25/2017
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] 04/25/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 04/25/2017
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] 04/25/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] 04/25/2017
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 04/25/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 04/25/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] 04/25/2017
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] 04/25/2017
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 04/25/2017
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] 04/25/2017
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] 04/25/2017
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 04/25/2017
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] 04/25/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 04/25/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 04/25/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] 04/25/2017
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] 04/25/2017
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] 04/25/2017
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 04/25/2017
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 04/25/2017
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] 04/25/2017
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 04/25/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 04/25/2017
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 04/25/2017
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] 04/25/2017
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] 04/25/2017
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] 04/28/2017
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 04/28/2017
Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] 04/28/2017
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 04/28/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 04/28/2017
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] 04/28/2017
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] 04/28/2017
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 04/28/2017
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] 04/28/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] 04/28/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] 04/28/2017
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 04/28/2017
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 04/28/2017
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 04/28/2017
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] 05/11/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 05/11/2017
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 05/11/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] 05/11/2017
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] 05/11/2017
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] 05/11/2017
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 05/11/2017
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] 05/18/2017
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] 05/18/2017
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] 05/18/2017
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 05/18/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] 05/18/2017
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] 05/18/2017
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] 05/18/2017
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] 05/18/2017
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] 05/24/2017
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] 05/24/2017
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] 05/24/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 05/24/2017
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 05/24/2017
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 05/24/2017
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] 05/24/2017
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] 06/08/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 06/08/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] 06/08/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] 06/08/2017
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] 06/08/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] 06/08/2017
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 06/08/2017
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 06/08/2017
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] 06/08/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] 06/08/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 06/08/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 06/08/2017
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] 06/13/2017
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] 06/13/2017
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] 06/13/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 06/26/2017
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 06/26/2017
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] 06/26/2017
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 06/26/2017
Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] 06/26/2017
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] 06/26/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 06/26/2017
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] 06/26/2017
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] 06/29/2017
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] 06/29/2017
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 06/29/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] 06/29/2017
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 06/29/2017
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] 06/29/2017
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] 06/29/2017
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] 06/29/2017
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] 06/29/2017
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] 06/29/2017
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] 06/29/2017
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] 06/29/2017
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] 06/29/2017
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] 06/29/2017
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 07/12/2017
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] 07/12/2017
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] 07/12/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 07/12/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 07/12/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 07/19/2017
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] 07/19/2017
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] 07/19/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] 07/19/2017
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] 07/19/2017
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] 07/25/2017
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] 07/25/2017
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] 07/25/2017
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] 07/25/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] 07/25/2017
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 07/25/2017
Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] 07/28/2017
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] 07/28/2017
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] 07/28/2017
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 07/28/2017
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] 07/28/2017
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 07/28/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] 07/28/2017
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] 09/06/2017
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] 09/06/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] 09/21/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 09/21/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] 09/21/2017
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 09/21/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 09/21/2017
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 09/21/2017
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] 09/27/2017
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 09/27/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] 09/27/2017
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] 10/03/2017
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] 10/03/2017
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] 10/03/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 10/11/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] 10/11/2017
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] 10/11/2017
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 10/11/2017
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] 10/24/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] 10/24/2017
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] 10/24/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 10/24/2017
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] 10/24/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] 10/24/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 10/24/2017
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] 11/01/2017
Rep. Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1] 11/01/2017
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] 11/07/2017
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] 11/07/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] 11/07/2017
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] 11/14/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] 11/14/2017
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] 12/05/2017
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] 12/05/2017
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 12/06/2017
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] 12/12/2017
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 12/19/2017
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] 12/19/2017
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] 12/20/2017
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] 12/20/2017
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] 12/21/2017
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] 12/21/2017
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] 01/09/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] 01/09/2018
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] 01/18/2018
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] 01/18/2018
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] 01/25/2018
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] 02/14/2018
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 02/14/2018
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 02/14/2018
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] 03/05/2018
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] 03/05/2018
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] 03/14/2018
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] 04/18/2018
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] 05/15/2018
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18] 05/15/2018
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 10/05/2018
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] 12/13/2018

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary03/10/2017 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations03/21/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (03/10/2017)

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.