House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-152

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty.

H.R. 1887Introduced May 20, 1999Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Dec 9, 1999.

Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 20, 1999
Committee actionOct 13, 1999
Passed HouseOct 19, 1999 · 372–42
Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentNov 30, 1999
Became lawDec 9, 1999

Latest action: Dec 9, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-152.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1887.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1887, An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty” on November 23, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 23, 1999 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12043
CBO publication date
November 23, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1887, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-397 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on October 19, 1999.
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H.R. 1887, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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

52 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 31 Democrats

31 of 52 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Mark Green (R-WI), Steve Horn (R-CA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), William Jenkins (R-TN), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 22 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-23 district

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