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US HB3946

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Don Bacon

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "rooster" as any male Gallus Domesticus older than 6 months and prohibits using the Postal Service or interstate instrumentalities to transport roosters

  • Makes gambling on animal fighting ventures illegal, including both in-person and broadcast events

  • Prohibits causing any individual under age 16 to attend an animal fighting venture

  • Allows any person to file civil citizen suits in federal district court to enjoin violations, with fines up to $5,000 per violation and potential recovery of attorney's fees

  • Authorizes seizure of all real property (including leasehold interests, lots, tracts of land, and improvements) used to commit or facilitate violations of animal fighting sponsorship or exhibition laws

Legislative Description

FIGHT Act of 2025 Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-risk Trafficking Act of 2025

Animals

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

6/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture6/12/2025

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