House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Kangaroo Protection Act of 2025
Official title: To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo products, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1992.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 44, March 10, 2025, Page H1068):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1992, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
35fc62a8c302650ea747e2beed57fcc99d734213bdc4f76ac7e546e4d910f801
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
11 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 10 Democrats
10 of 11 cosponsors (91%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Sam Liccardo (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 2162 (119th) Kangaroo Protection Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.