[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 1887 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 231
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1887
[Report No. 106-397]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of
animal cruelty.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 1999
Mr. Gallegly (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
October 19, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. Towns, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Farr of
California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Berman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hyde,
Mr. Cook, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lantos,
Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Wynn, Mrs.
Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bentsen,
Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Green of Wisconsin,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Diaz-Balart
October 19, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of
animal cruelty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 48. Depiction of animal cruelty</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Creation, Sale, or Possession.--Whoever knowingly
creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal cruelty with the
intention of placing that depiction in interstate or foreign commerce
for commercial gain, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the term `depiction of animal cruelty' means
any visual or auditory depiction, including any photograph,
motion-picture film, video recording, electronic image, or
sound recording of conduct in which a living animal is
intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed,
if such conduct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the
State in which the creation, sale, or possession takes place,
regardless of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture,
wounding, or killing took place in the State; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``48. Depiction of animal cruelty.''.
</DELETED>SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
``(a) Creation, Sale, or Possession.--Whoever knowingly creates,
sells, or possesses a depiction of animal cruelty with the intention of
placing that depiction in interstate or foreign commerce for commercial
gain, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any depiction
that has serious religious, political, scientific, educational,
journalistic, historical, or artistic value.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `depiction of animal cruelty' means any
visual or auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion-
picture film, video recording, electronic image, or sound
recording of conduct in which a living animal is intentionally
maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such
conduct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the State in
which the creation, sale, or possession takes place, regardless
of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture, wounding, or
killing took place in the State; and
``(2) the term `State' means each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``48. Depiction of animal cruelty.''.
Union Calendar No. 231
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1887
[Report No. 106-397]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of
animal cruelty.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 19, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed