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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Animal Welfare Protection Act of 1989

H.R. 425Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Toby Roth R-WI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 1, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

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

71 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 47 Democrats

48 of 71 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), James Florio (D-NJ), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), William Hughes (D-NJ), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN) and 41 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Toby Roth.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-8 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.