United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4202 (115th)
PACE Act
Introduced
1 November 2017
Last action
16 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsors
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3], Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16], Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it.
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Timeline
1 November 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2017
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8306-8307)
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 November 2017 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4202
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4202
- us · 115-hr-4202 · source updated 11 August 2025