3.0.0 1831 2023-01-11T13:30:04Z 2023-01-11T13:30:04Z Senate S 2015-07-22 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2016-12-10T07:49:43Z Referred to 2015-07-22T18:00:59Z Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act 114 2293 HR 2015-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2016-12-12 16:49:55 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2016-12-12 15:05:16 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2016-12-12 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2016-12-10 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2016-12-10 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-10 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7104) Floor 2016-12-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2016-12-10 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-07-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-07-22 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-08-05 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-08-05 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-09-10 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-09-10 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-09-15 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-09-15 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2015-09-16 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-09-16 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-09-16 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-09-21 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-09-21 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-09-21 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-09-22 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-09-24 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-09-29 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-10-01 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-10-01 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-10-19 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-10-19 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-10-19 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-10-20 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-10-20 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-10-26 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-10-28 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-11-03 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-11-09 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-11-30 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-12-07 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-12-15 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2016-02-10 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-02-23 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2016-05-10 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2016-06-29 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2016-09-29 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2016-11-17 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-11-28 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2016-12-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Digital media Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Photography and imaging Television and film Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-28T19:19:05Z Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Current law prohibits knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video.) Adds exceptions for conduct that is for predator or pest control, medical or scientific research, or necessary to protect the life or property of a person from a serious threat caused by an animal.

]]> 35 2016-12-10 Passed Senate amended 2017-07-11T19:57:28Z Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

(Sec. 2) 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.

]]> PACT Act Display Title PACT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced PACT Act Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act Short Titles as Passed Senate PACT Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act S Senate 5169 114 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2020-12-15T19:40:33Z 2016-12-10 Amendment SA 5169 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 5169 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/5169 T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2016-12-10T08:14:03Z 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Senate 114 S Senate S 1831 PACT Act 2023-01-11T13:30:04Z 6 2016-12-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 5169 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2016-12-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 5169 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Toomey. (consideration: CR S7104; text: CR S7104) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2016-12-10 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 5169 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-10 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5169 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Toomey.(consideration: CR S7104; text: CR S7104) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-09 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1831es/xml/BILLS-114s1831es.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1831is/xml/BILLS-114s1831is.xml 2016-12-12 Held at the desk. 16:49:55 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.