United States · Bill · S
S. 4601 (116th)
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
Introduced
16 September 2020
Last action
16 September 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sheldon Whitehouse, Martha McSally, Richard Blumenthal, John Kennedy
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
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Timeline
16 September 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 September 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 September 2020
Sponsors
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Martha McSally · R · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- John Kennedy · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4601
- us · 116-s-4601 · source updated 10 August 2026