3.0.0 322 2023-01-11T13:34:49Z 2023-01-11T13:34:49Z Senate S 2017-02-07 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-07T16:10:31Z Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 115 909 HR 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2017-02-07 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-02-07 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2017-03-29 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-03-29 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-04-06 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-04-24 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-04-24 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-04-24 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-04-24 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-04-27 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-05-10 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-05-23 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-05-24 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-06-19 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-07-10 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-08-01 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-08-01 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-08-02 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-09-07 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-09-14 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-09-14 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-09-19 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-10-03 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-10-05 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-10-05 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-10-16 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-10-23 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-10-23 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-10-24 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-10-30 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-11-02 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-11-15 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2017-11-16 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-11-27 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-11-30 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-12-12 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2018-01-03 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2018-01-24 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-08-01 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-09-25 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-10-01 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-10-10 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 2017-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-15T20:13:01Z Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet.

Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for a person who commits an interstate violation of a protection order against a pet.

With respect to a defendant who commits a domestic violence offense or an interstate violation of a protection order, mandatory restitution in the "full amount of victim's losses" includes costs incurred for veterinary services related to the pet.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award grants for shelter and housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims with pets.

Finally, it expresses the sense of Congress that states should include, in domestic violence protection orders, protections against violence or threats against a person's pet.

]]> Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 Display Title Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 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 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s322is/xml/BILLS-115s322is.xml 2017-02-07 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.