3.0.0 2633 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z Senate S 2018-04-09 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-09T19:57:56Z HEART Act of 2017 115 398 HR 2017-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2018-04-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-04-09 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-05-08 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-05-10 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-05-17 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-06-05 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-06-05 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-07-25 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-08-01 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-08-15 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-09-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Civil actions and liability Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal procedure and sentencing Gambling Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement administration and funding Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T20:33:33Z Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018 or the HEART Act of 2018

This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the notice period in civil forfeiture proceedings that involve the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.

It requires the government to send notice of the seizure to interested parties within 30 days (currently, 60 days). The notice period may be extended only if a delay is warranted after considering certain factors, including the cost to the government of providing shelter for the animal, the health of the animal and the effect of a delay on its rehabilitation, and any increased risk that a delay could necessitate euthanizing the animal.

The bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize the Department of Justice to use amounts from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to pay for costs associated with a seized animal, including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services, and humane euthanasia.

]]> Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018 Display Title Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to civil forfeitures relating to certain seized animals, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced HEART Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2633is/xml/BILLS-115s2633is.xml 2018-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.