A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect farm animals used in nonagricultural research and to prohibit the unnecessary surgery or alteration of animals.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 23 Democrats

2 of 26 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Chester Atkins (D-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Peter Rodino (D-NJ), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Louis Stokes (D-OH), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Theodore Weiss (D-NY), Charles Wilson (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

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• H.R. 2593 (100th) A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect farm animals used in non-agricultural research.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-11 district