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Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
August 27, 2019
Latest Action
September 4, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocratic(IL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
66pct
8d open
vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act This bill revises the licensing process of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for animal dealers and exhibitors to expand USDA's oversight and enforcement of animal welfare requirements. The bill also authorizes citizen suits to enforce the Animal Welfare Act. Dealers and exhibitors must apply to USDA for licenses or renewal licenses each year. Before issuing or renewing licenses, USDA must conduct unannounced facility inspections. USDA must deny an application for a new license if the applicant fails to meet animal welfare standards during a second inspection, a renewal license if the applicant violates such standards in more than one inspection in the previous two years, or a new or renewal license if the dealer or exhibitor has violated laws relating to animals or if the issuance of the license would facilitate the circumvention of state or local laws that prohibit the private ownership of certain animals. Further, USDA must suspend the licenses of dealers or exhibitors whose violations present a risk to animal welfare. USDA must revoke the licenses if the violations persist or if the licensees commit multiple violations. Dealers and exhibitors with suspended or revoked licenses may not be (1) granted another license, (2) granted another license through another person or entity, or (3) employed by another licensee to work with animals during the period of the suspension or revocation.
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Filing registrants (4)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380/S. 2561, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 2863, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 1776/S. 2562, the Captive Primate Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, all provisions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following measures to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121); Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Appropriations & covid recovery bill provisions (related to animal testing alternatives (NAMs); (USFWS) re hunting trophy imports (Rep. Buchanans proposed trophy import language); re biodiversity crisis, wildlife trade, & pandemic risk); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S3263 / HR5845); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); END Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization; Global One Health & Spillover Surveillance Act; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemics Prevention Act S3759; The Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act; Greyhound Protection Act; HEARTS Act (HR1209); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); Humane Research and Testing Act; Ocean-based Climate Solutions Act; PREPARED Act (HR1042); Preventing Future Pandemics Act; ProTECT Act (HR4804); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875); Transition team outreach re biodiversity crisis, connections to public health/ pandemics; Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection Act HR2532; Wildlife Borne Disease Prevention Act (in the HEROES Act, HR6800); Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose measures counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to increase wildlife trade and/or to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections.
Client expense: $6,447 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Implementation of the dog importation provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill; HR 1002 WOOF Act; HR 2442 the Puppy Protection Act; HR 1042 the Prepared Act, HR 4211 the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act; USDA rulemaking related to dog breeder licensing; legislation and policy related to the Animal Welfare Act; explosive detection dog acquisition; FY 2020 USDA appropriations; policy related to the importation of dogs, HR 6921, Healthy Dog Importation Act of 2020, S. 4597 PUPS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380 - The Big Cat Safety Act - all provisions. S. 3196, Bear Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions. H.R. 4211, Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
Implementation of the dog importation provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill; HR 1002 WOOF Act; HR 2442 the Puppy Protection Act; HR 1042 the Prepared Act, HR 4211 the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act; USDA rulemaking related to dog breeder licensing; legislation and policy related to the Animal Welfare Act; explosive detection dog acquisition; FY 2020 USDA appropriations; policy related to the importation of dogs, HR 6921, Healthy Dog Importation Act of 2020, S. 4597 PUPS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following measures to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121), AFTER Act HR2897; Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Appropriations bill provisions (related to (FDA) animal testing, re plant-based product labeling; (NIH) post research adoption animal testing alternatives (NAMs), transfer of retired lab chimps to sanctuary; (USDA) HR7608 Appropriations for USDA - provisions related to AWA enforcement & administration Neguse Amend#30 (committee number) to transfer $1M to USDA OIG for enforcement of anti-animal cruelty statutes; (USFWS) re hunting trophy imports (Rep. Buchanans proposed trophy import language)); Bear Protection Act (HR2264); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR4341); FACT Act (HR249); HRes922; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemics Prevention Act S3759; Greyhound Protection Act; Grizzly Bear Protection Act (HR2532); HEARTS Act (HR1209); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); KITTEN Act (HR1622/ S708); Migratory Bird Protection Act, PAW & FIN Act (HR4348/ S2491); PREPARED Act (HR1042); Preventing Future Pandemics Act; ProTECT Act (HR4804); PUPPERS Act (HR1155); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Future & Environment Act, HR2748/ S1482), Save Right Whale Act (HR1568/ S2453); Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (HR737/ S877); Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection Act HR2532; WILD Act; Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR864), Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose measures counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections: Grizzly Bear State Management Act (S614); NIH call for increased primate testing; USDA re its (lack of/ poor) AWA enforcement; USFWS proposed hunting expansions on federal reserve lands); USFWS-NPS proposed rule allowing bear baiting and for trapping without a federal permit in Kenai National Refuge (Alaska); USFWS-NOAA re proposed rule to diminish ESA & its critical habitat designation (NOTICE, Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2020-0047); USFWS final rule opening more NWRs to hunting.
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380/S. 2561, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 2863, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 1776/S. 2562, the Captive Primate Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380 - The Big Cat Safety Act - all provisions. S. 3196, Bear Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions. H.R. 4211, Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · second_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380/S. 2561, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 2863, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 1776/S. 2562, the Captive Primate Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Animals
Implementation of the dog importation provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill; HR 1002 WOOF Act; HR 2442 the Puppy Protection Act; HR 1042 the Prepared Act, HR 4211 the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act; USDA rulemaking related to dog breeder licensing; legislation and policy related to the Animal Welfare Act; explosive detection dog acquisition; FY 2020 USDA appropriations; policy related to the importation of dogs, HR 6921, Healthy Dog Importation Act of 2020.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · second_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121); Appropriations bill provisions related to animal testing alternatives, transfer of retired lab chimps to sanctuary, adoption of lab animals after research, & re trophy imports (Lieu & Buchanan proposals); Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Bear Protection Act (HR2264); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR4341); FACT Act (HR249); HRes922; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act; Grizzly Bear Protection Act (HR2532); HEARTS Act (HR1209); HEROES Act (those provisions amending the Lacey Act, related to wildlife); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); KITTEN Act (HR1622/ S708); Migratory Bird Protection Act, PAST Act (S1007/ HR693), PAW & FIN Act (HR4348/ S2491), PREPARED Act (HR1042); ProTECT Act (HR4804); PUPPERS Act (HR1155), RAWR Act, SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875), SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Future & Environment Act, HR2748/ S1482), Save Right Whale Act (HR1568/ S2453), SAVES Act S2374, Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (HR737/ S877), Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR864), Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose bills counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections; oppose HR4208.
2020 · first_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380/S. 2561, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 2863, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 1776/S. 2562, the Captive Primate Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121), AFTER Act (HR2897), Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211), Appropriations bill w trophy hunting provisions), Bear Protection Act (HR2264), Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380), Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776), CECIL Act (HR2245), Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR4341), Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141), KITTEN Act (HR1622), PAW & FIN Act (HR4348), PREPARED Act (HR1042), ProTECT Act, PUPPERS Act (HR1155), RAWR Act, SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961), SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Future & Environment Act, HR2748), Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (HR737), Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR864), Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499). Oppose bills counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections; oppose HR4208.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Animals
Implementation of the dog importation provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill; HR 1002 WOOF Act; HR 2442 the Puppy Protection Act; HR 1042 the Prepared Act, HR 4211 the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act; USDA rulemaking related to dog breeder licensing; legislation and policy related to the Animal Welfare Act; explosive detection dog acquisition; FY 2020 USDA appropriations; policy related to the importation of dogs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Implementation of the dog importation provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill; HR 1002 WOOF Act; HR 2442 the Puppy Protection Act; HR 1042 the Prepared Act, HR 4211 the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act; USDA rulemaking related to dog breeder licensing; legislation and policy related to the Animal Welfare Act; explosive detection dog acquisition; FY 2020 USDA appropriations; policy related to the importation of dogs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Animals
H.R. 1380/S. 2561, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 2863, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 1776/S. 2562, the Captive Primate Safety Act, all provisions. H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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Client expense: $5,684 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Client expense: $5,850 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)