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H.R. 4883: Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004

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H.R. 4883: Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004

Plain summary

Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) travel or use of the mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of causing economic disruption to an animal enterprise; and (2) intentionally using threats, acts of vandalism, property damage, trespass, persistent and harassing communications, intimidation, or coercion in furtherance of a plan to cause economic disruption to that enterprise. (Current law covers physical disruption but not economic disruption.) Increases penalties for economic damage. Sets penalties for economic damage or disruption exceeding $100,000. Provides for imposition of the death penalty where a person causes the death of an individual in the course of a violation of code provisions regarding animal enterprise terrorism. Includes animal enterprise terrorism within the scope of offenses for which interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications is authorized.

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Official text

Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4883 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108