US Congress House Bill 1759 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-3)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to establish a prohibition on the use of exotic or wild animals in performances (e.g., circus, ride, carnival, or parade) of a traveling animal act. The prohibition does not apply to the use of animals in: (1) zoos; (2) aquariums; (3) research facilities; (4) film, television, or advertising, if the performance is not before a public studio audience; or (5) rodeos. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals.

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2017-03-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2017-03-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1759/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1759/BILLS-115hr1759ih.pdf