3.0.0 1559 2023-01-11T13:30:42Z 2023-01-11T13:30:42Z Senate S 2015-06-11 114 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-11T19:56:27Z Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015 114 1258 HR 2015-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2015-06-11 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2015-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-06-11 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-09-10 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-09-15 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-09-17 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-09-17 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-09-17 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-09-22 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-09-22 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-09-29 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-09-30 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-10-05 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-10-06 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-10-20 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-10-20 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-10-20 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-10-20 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-10-26 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-10-28 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-10-28 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-10-29 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-11-03 False T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-11-10 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-12-01 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-12-09 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-12-17 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-12-18 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2016-04-18 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2016-06-23 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-09-20 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-09-20 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2016-09-27 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2016-11-16 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-11-17 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2016-11-17 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2016-12-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against animals and natural resources Crimes against women Domestic violence and child abuse Homelessness and emergency shelter Sex offenses Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-14T21:10:27Z Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit threats or acts of violence against a person's pet under the offenses of stalking and interstate violation of a protection order. Defines "pet" to mean a domesticated animal that is kept for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.

Requires the "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of restitution in domestic violence and stalking offenses to include any costs incurred for veterinary services relating to physical care for the victim's pet.

Directs the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to carry out programs to provide specified housing assistance, support services, and training of relevant stakeholders to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their pets.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states should encourage the inclusion of protections against violent or threatening acts against the pet of the person in domestic violence protection orders.

]]> Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015 Display Title Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1559is/xml/BILLS-114s1559is.xml 2015-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.