H.R. 9309 · 117th Congress

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Nov 16, 2022 by Cynthia Axne (D-IA-3). 10 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 29, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 16, 2022
Cosponsors
10
5 from the other party
Policy area
Animals
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Nov 16, 2022). Public domain.

This bill expands protections of animals provided under the Animal Welfare Act, including by prohibiting any (1) broadcasts from international, interstate, or intrastate sources of animal fighting ventures in the United States or U.S. territories; and (2) shipments or transport of certain mature roosters.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Cynthia AxneD-IA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Nov 16, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Nov 16, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.