# 116-hr-5436: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes.

116-hr-5436, To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5436
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2019-12-16
- Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill delays the implementation of a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states and U.S. territories and possessions that do not ban such fights. In addition, the Department of Agriculture must analyze the impacts of the ban on U.S. territories and possessions.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5436 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5436)

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- [116-hr-8558: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8558)
- [116-hr-8480: Visit America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8480)
- [116-hr-8471: Set Sail Safely Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8471)
- [116-hr-8462: Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8462)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5436 (as of 2025-11-18).