Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 206
- Latest action
- Apr 30, 2025
What it does
The Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025 would amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement by granting the Attorney General authority to bring civil actions, seek injunctions, and pursue civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation per day against individuals who violate the Act or its regulations. It would also allow for the seizure and forfeiture of animals involved in violations, require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Attorney General within 180 days of enactment to share information on serious violators, and expand the use of penalty funds to cover temporary animal care costs during legal proceedings. The bill applies to…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Adam Smith
- Adriano Espaillat
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Ami Bera
- Analilia Mejia
- Andrea Salinas
- Andrew Garbarino
- André Carson
- Anna Luna
- April McClain Delaney
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Bennie Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Bill Foster
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brad Sherman
- Bradley Schneider
- Brendan Boyle
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Brittany Pettersen
- Carlos Gimenez
- Chellie Pingree
- Chris Deluzio
- Chris Pappas
- Christopher Smith
- Cleo Fields
- Dan Goldman
- Daniel Meuser
- Danny Davis
- Darren Soto
- Dave Min
- David Schweikert
- David Scott
- Debbie Dingell
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah Ross
- Delia Ramirez
- Derek Tran
- Derrick Van Orden
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Donald Beyer
- Donald Norcross
- Doris Matsui
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Sykes
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.