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H.R. 137: Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007

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H.R. 137: Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-04 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-22.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 188 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR137 (2007-03-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-22. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 26, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for violations of the Animal Welfare Act relating to: (1) sponsoring or exhibiting an animal in an animal fighting venture; (2) buying, selling, transporting, delivering, or receiving for purposes of transportation, in interstate or foreign commerce, any dog or other animal for participation in an animal fighting venture; and (3) using the mails or other instrumentality of interstate commerce to promote or further an animal fighting venture. Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit knowingly selling, buying, transporting, or delivering, in interstate or foreign commerce, a knife, a gaffe, or any other sharp instrument for attachment to the leg of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture.

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Official text

Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · 303 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 137, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 (2007-02-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 137, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 (2007-02-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 243 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr137 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110