- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 15, 2025
What it does
The CHER Act of 2025 would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit zoological parks and safari parks from exhibiting, housing, managing, or breeding African or Asian elephants one year after enactment, requiring existing elephants to be transferred to authorized wildlife sanctuaries within three years. It defines authorized wildlife sanctuaries as nonprofit, accredited facilities dedicated to lifelong elephant care without breeding, public exhibition for profit, or entertainment use. The bill also mandates a feasibility study, potential grant program for sanctuaries, and public education efforts by the Secretary of Agriculture to support implementation.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.