In July, the House of Representatives passed HR 8294, a “minibus” package of six spending bills for fiscal year 2023 that includes many wins for animals.
Date created: September 1, 2022
Last updated: September 8, 2022
As Congress heads into their busy fall season, Representatives Dan Burton (R-IN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with 55 bipartisan cosponsors have reintroduced H.R. 2966, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. The bill, similar to the one approved by a strong bipartis
Date created: September 19, 2011
Last updated: February 2, 2022
The Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives has jurisdiction over many bills supported by AWI. Fortunately, Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) is a champion of animal welfare and environmental protection.
Date created: January 2, 2020
Last updated: January 22, 2020
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bills to Protect Big Cats, Sharks, Species Killed for Sport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Natural Resources Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), for passing bills today to protect big cats, sharks and wild animals hunted for sport. The bills now await votes by the full chamber.
Date created: September 18, 2019
Last updated: January 18, 2024
Today, the US House Committee on Natural Resources voted in favor of H.R. 5741, the Shark Conservation Act of 2008. Introduced by Subcommittee Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), the measure will reinforce the Shark Finning Prohibition Act, which was signed into law in 2000.
Date created: January 23, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply troubled that the US House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act. This legislation would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), ushering in the killing of nearly 1,000 sea lions a year—a move in stark contrast to the continued protections for marine mammals that Americans wish to see.
Date created: June 27, 2018
Last updated: February 7, 2022
Animals saw important victories in a bill (H.R. 8294) passed yesterday by the House of Representatives to fund the US Department of the Interior, the US Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies in fiscal year 2023.
Date created: July 21, 2022
Last updated: January 17, 2024
Answering a bipartisan call to encourage the United States to stand up for whales, the House of Representatives today passed H. Con. Res. 350 by unanimous consent.
Date created: January 23, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
ollowing last year's passage of an Illinois state law banning horse slaughter, the House of the Illinois General Assembly today adopted HB 4162, a bill to ban the use of double-deck cattle trailers to transport horses inside the state.
Date created: January 23, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the US House of Representatives for its overwhelming bipartisan vote today—416-3—in favor of H.R. 5566, a bill to outlaw trafficking in “crush videos,” a particularly depraved product that depicts women in stilettos or their bare feet literally crushing, stomping on, or impaling small helpless animals to satisfy sadistic viewers with a bizarre sexual fetish.
Date created: July 21, 2010
Last updated: February 2, 2022
On International Tiger Day, the US House of Representatives passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act late Friday by a vote of 278-134, aiming to end several abusive practices associated with keeping big cats in captivity.
Date created: July 29, 2022
Last updated: August 25, 2022
In the wake of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” and heightened public attention to the exploitation of captive big cats, the US House of Representatives passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act today by a vote of 272-114.
Date created: December 4, 2020
Last updated: February 2, 2022
On September 29, the House of Representatives passed the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HR 1754) by voice vote.
Date created: December 17, 2020
Last updated: April 17, 2024
In a decisive move, the US House of Representatives today approved a measure to restore basic protections for America's wild horses and burros.
Date created: July 17, 2009
Last updated: February 2, 2022
Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of H.R. 5741, the Shark Conservation Act of 2008. Introduced earlier this year by Subcommittee Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), the measure tightens the Shark Finning Prohibition Act, which was signed into law in 2000.
Date created: January 23, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act of 2021 (H.R. 5441), moving one step closer to enshrining the most significant protections for Tennessee walking horses and related breeds in more than half a century.
Date created: November 15, 2022
Last updated: November 15, 2022
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 737) today.
Date created: November 20, 2019
Last updated: January 18, 2024
Today on Earth Day, Representatives Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (I-MP) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) reintroduced the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act.
Date created: April 22, 2021
Last updated: January 18, 2024
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act, reintroduced today by Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko (R-NY), along with 22 original cosponsors.
Date created: February 3, 2021
Last updated: April 29, 2022
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) for reintroducing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) on Monday. The HTSA, which has already attracted an additional 103 cosponsors, would ban the use of unsafe double-deck trailers to haul horses in interstate commerce.
Date created: February 9, 2021
Last updated: January 18, 2024
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses Friday's reintroduction in the US House of Representatives of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 3090) to combat the inhumane practice of “soring,” whereby individuals intentionally inflict pain on horses’ hooves and legs to produce an exaggerated high-stepping gait known as the “Big Lick” during competitions and shows.
Date created: May 8, 2023
Last updated: May 8, 2023
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US House of Representatives for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) today as part of a massive infrastructure bill. The HTSA would ban the use of unsafe double-deck trailers to haul horses in interstate commerce.
Date created: July 1, 2021
Last updated: January 18, 2024
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US House of Representatives for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) today as part of a massive infrastructure package that was approved. The HTSA would ban the use of unsafe double-deck trailers to haul horses in interstate commerce.
Date created: July 1, 2020
Last updated: January 18, 2024
In the first case under the 2010 federal crush video law, passed after the Supreme Court struck down a 1999 law against animal cruelty films for being overbroad, the U.S. Attorney in Southern Texas has charged Ashley Nicole Richards and Brent Justice of Houston with “creating and distributing ‘animal crush videos.’”
Date created: February 19, 2013
Last updated: April 24, 2024
Tips to Make a Career Out of Helping Animals
There are many paths leading to work that benefits animals.
Date created: January 31, 2022
Last updated: March 20, 2023