Animal Welfare: Strengthening Enforcement and Penalties
A senate committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has strong bipartisan support from high-profile senators, which helps its chances. However, it still needs to pass through committees where industry groups might raise concerns.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Dealers, exhibitors, breeders, and other USDA-licensed animal businesses now face an additional federal enforcer. The Attorney General can sue these businesses directly in court, seek injunctions, revoke licenses, and impose fines of up to $10,000 per violation per day, on top of existing USDA enforcement.
“The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States for appropriate relief, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction (including for removal or relocation of animals), license revocation, and civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation for each day during which the violation continues”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
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