# 119-hr-349: Goldie’s Act

119-hr-349, Goldie’s Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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- As of: 2026-10-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-349
- Congress: 119
- Title: Goldie’s Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 109
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would expand USDA enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act** by strengthening inspections, clarifying when animals can be seized or humanely destroyed, and raising penalties for violations.

## Cosponsors (109)

- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New USDA inspections and fines for animal businesses: cost, high. If enacted, USDA would inspect each dealer, exhibitor, and research facility at least yearly, with follow-ups until problems are fixed. The bill would define any failure to comply as a violation and require detailed inspection reports. Verified delivery of the report would count as notice, and hear…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/349)

## Related
- [119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2253)
- [119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1661)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-349 (as of 2026-10-24).