# 117-hr-1016: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021

117-hr-1016, Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1016
- Congress: 117
- Title: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 63
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (63)

- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2021-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1016 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1016)

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