PACT Act

Summary

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand 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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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 14 December 2017

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 14 December 2017

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 14 December 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 March 2017

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