H.R. 5436 · 116th Congress
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jenniffer González-Colón
- Introduced
- 2019-12-16
- Latest action
- 2020-01-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Summary
This bill delays the implementation of a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states and U.S. territories and possessions that do not ban such fights. In addition, the Department of Agriculture must analyze the impacts of the ban on U.S. territories and possessions.