Bills We Support

Companion Animals

H.R.1788 – Goldie’s Act

This bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.

• Sponsor(s): Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
• Latest Action: 04/25/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • none as of 5/12/23

H.R.1624 –  The Puppy Protection Act of 2023

This bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes.

• Sponsor(s): Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
• Latest Action:04/19/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • Rep. McGovern
  • Rep. Lynch

Animals Used in Research

H.R.208 – Pet Safety and Protection Act

This bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.

• Sponsor(s): Rep. Smith, Christopher H. (R-NJ-4)
• Latest Action: 01/09/2023 – Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • none as of 5/12/23

Farm Animal Protection

S.271/H.R.797 – Farm System Reform Act

This bill would place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes.

• Sponsor(s): Sen. Booker, Cory A. (D-NJ) and Rep. Khanna, Ro (D-CA-17)
• Latest Action:
  • Senate Bill: 02/02/2023 – Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
    House Bill: 03/06/2023 – Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • Senator Edward Markey, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Lynch, Rep. Pressley and Rep. McGovern.

H.R.243 – Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act

This bill would amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes.

• Sponsor(s): Rep. Cohen, Steve (D-TN-9)
• Latest Action: 01/10/2023 – Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • none as of 5/12/23

S.272 – Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023

This bill would place the responsibility of beginning to solve various problems in the U.S. food system on the corporations that created the current system and amend the 2023 Farm Bill by addressing some of the cruelest practices in the meat industry. These include mass on-farm killing of animals, dangerously fast slaughter lines, ineffective stunning methods, and animal transport.

• Sponsor(s): Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
• Latest Action: 02/2/2023 – Introduced in Senate.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren

H.R.2939 – PIGS Act of 2023

This bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the confinement of pregnant pigs, and for other purposes.

• Sponsor(s): Rep. Escobar, Veronica (D-TX-16)
• Latest Action:04/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
• Massachusetts Cosponsors: 
  • none as of 5/12/23

Wildlife Protection

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Marine Animals

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updated  3/31/2023