Dog Fighting Prohibition Act

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures.

7/27/2007--Introduced.
Dog Fighting Prohibition Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to make it unlawful to:
(1) knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in, or knowingly attend, a dog fighting venture; and
(2) knowingly sell, buy, possess, train, transport, deliver, or receive for purposes of transportation any dog or other animal for the purposes of having the dog, animal, or offspring of the dog or other animal participate in a dog fighting venture. Provides for imprisonment for up to five years for violations.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
• and 98 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Michael Ferguson
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Luis Fortuño
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Robin Hayes
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Albert Wynn
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 3 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Judiciary
  • House Agriculture
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3219

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 27, 2007

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• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Sep 10, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Introduced on Jul 27, 2007.
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary

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August 28, 2007 Michael Vick Should Suffer 'High Penalty' for Dog Fight Cruelty

And newly introduced federal legislation, the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act (S. 1880/HR 3219), would improve the ability to prosecute dogfighting cases, ...

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August 27, 2007 American Humane Association Urges Severe Sentence for Michael Vick ...

And newly introduced federal legislation, the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act (S. 1880/HR 3219), would improve the ability to prosecute dogfighting cases, ...

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August 11, 2007 Dogfighting alive in Northeast Ohio

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January 06, 2009 PASS FEDERAL DOG FIGHTING BILL!!! - The Petition Site

Please support and help pass John Kerry's federal dog fighting bill S. 1880, H.R. 3219, and H.R. 3327 (the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act and the Federal Dog Protection Act), which would strengthen the penalties for illegal dogfighting ...

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September 03, 2008 MDH John, Holly & Marbalet Kitty Supreme=^..^='s Page - ASPCA ...

TAKE ACTION Check the current co-sponsors in the House (H.R. 3219 and H.R. 3327) and Senate (S. 1880) to see if your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators have signed on to support tougher dogfighting laws. If they have not, ...

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May 30, 2008 aha: critical anti-dogfighting language included in federal farm bill

elton gallegly) or the dog fighting prohibition act (hr 3219/s 1800, sponsored by rep. betty sutton and sens. john kerry and barbara boxer). most of the language from these bills has been included in the federal farm bill, which finally ...

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