3.0.0 2939 2024-07-24T15:22:24Z 2024-07-24T15:22:24Z House H HR 2023-04-27 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 2939.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Agriculture[Page H2086]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2023-06-01T13:07:43Z Referred to 2023-04-27T13:07:15Z 2023-06-01 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Committee 2023-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 N B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2023-04-27 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-04-27 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2023-04-27 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2023-05-22 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2023-06-07 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2023-07-12 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-07-27 False Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2023-06-21T19:45:47Z Animal protection and human-animal relationships 2023-06-21T19:45:47Z Department of Agriculture 2023-06-21T19:45:47Z Livestock 2023-06-21T19:45:47Z Mammals 2023-06-21T19:45:47Z Animals 2023-05-15T12:15:17Z 00 2023-04-27 Introduced in House 2023-11-25T01:47:03Z Pigs in Gestation Stalls Act of 2023 or the PIGS Act of 2023

This bill expands the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit certain methods of confining breeding pigs that restrict their movement. In addition, it establishes a program that provides financial assistance to pig producers to assist them in complying with the prohibitions.

]]> PIGS Act of 2023 Display Title 45 PIGS Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:24Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 PIGS Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:23Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Pigs In Gestation Stalls Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:23Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the confinement of pregnant pigs, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:41:56Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2939ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2939ih.xml 2023-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. 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.