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119-hr-3683119th Congress

FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

Introduced

Summary

FBI-led Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce would investigate and enforce federal animal cruelty laws and produce training for local law enforcement to detect and investigate offenses like dogfighting, cockfighting, and crush videos.

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  • Local law enforcement would get training materials and federal support to spot and investigate animal cruelty crimes.
  • Federal agencies would coordinate on investigations, including the Department of Agriculture, its Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Marshals Service, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  • The task force would submit annual reports to Congress starting one year after enactment that list counts of charges and convictions by law and state and the number of investigations that did not result in charges.

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New FBI animal cruelty taskforce

If enacted, this bill would create an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce inside the FBI. The taskforce would investigate and help enforce federal animal cruelty laws under Department of Justice jurisdiction, including dogfighting, cockfighting, crush videos, and similar conduct. It would produce training materials for local police and coordinate with USDA, the USDA Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies as needed. One year after enactment, and each year after, the taskforce would send Congress a report covering the prior year. The report would list counts of charges filed (by the law alleged, the State where alleged, and the number of convictions) and the number of investigations where charges were not filed. The bill does not specify new funding or change taxes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2025

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

  • Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/28/2025

  • Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/12/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/14/2026

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2026

  • Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2026

  • Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2026

  • Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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