# 118-hr-3859: Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act

118-hr-3859, Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-3859
- Congress: 118
- Title: Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Introduced: 2023-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-3859 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3859)

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