# 117-hr-6100: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.

117-hr-6100, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6100
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2021-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 85
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill revises enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including by directing inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner animals found to be suffering physical or psychological harm as a result of failure to comply with the AWA.

## Cosponsors (85)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6100 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6100)

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