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S. 479 (116th)

PACT Act

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Introduced

13 February 2019

Last action

13 February 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

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Summary

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act This bill revises and expands criminal 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.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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