3.0.0 513 2022-11-01T16:32:55Z 2022-11-01T16:32:55Z Senate S 2019-02-14 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-14T19:47:13Z HEART Act of 2019 116 1228 HR 2019-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-02-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-02-14 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. 2019-02-14 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-02-25 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-02-25 False M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2019-04-09 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2019-05-02 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-21 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-02-03 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 2019-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-27T19:50:07Z Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2019 or the HEART Act of 2019

This bill modifies notice requirements in a civil forfeiture proceeding that involves the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.

Specifically, the government must notify interested parties of an animal's seizure 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 the euthanasia of the animal.

Additionally, the bill authorizes amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to be used to pay for costs associated with a seized animal, including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services, and humane euthanasia.

]]> HEART Act of 2019 Display Title HEART Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced HEART Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS 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 Introduced in Senate 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s513is/xml/BILLS-116s513is.xml 2019-02-14 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.