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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Downed Animal Protection Act

H.R. 443Introduced Feb 2, 1999Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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

140 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 111 Democrats, 1 independent

27 of 140 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James Barcia (D-MI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and 110 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.