Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |