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H.R. 909 (115th)

Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017

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Introduced

7 February 2017

Last action

9 March 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sponsors

Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Subjects

Housing, Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Housing · Agriculture

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Summary

Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet. Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for a person who commits an interstate violation of a protection order against a pet. With respect to a defendant who commits a domestic violence offense or an interstate violation of a protection order, mandatory restitution in the "full amount of victim's losses" includes costs incurred for veterinary services related to the pet. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award grants for shelter and housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims with pets. Finally, it expresses the sense of Congress that states should include, in domestic violence protection orders, protections against violence or threats against a person's pet.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 24 February 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

  6. 9 March 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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