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Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
Bill Number: H.R. 137 & S. 231
Bill Status: Pending
APV Position: Support
Bill Sponsor(s): Reps. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD); Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Ensign (R-NV) and Arlen Specter (R-PA).
What it does: To upgrade current penalties by authorizing felony-level jail time (up to three years) for violations of the federal animal fighting law, and to prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of cockfighting weapons.
Latest news:
S. 261
1/11/07: S. 261 is introduced
3/15/07: S. 261 passes Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously
H.R. 137
2/6/07: H.R. 137 passes House Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee
2/7/07: H.R. 137 passes House Judiciary Committee
3/1/07: action in House floor is pending on H.R. 137
APV’s Cockfighting Ban Campaign
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