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H.R. 3683

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3683, the FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 3, 2025 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) with 23 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3683 has 23 co-sponsors.

hb3683/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3683 IH: FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3683  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 3, 2025   Mr. Gottheimer  (for himself and  Ms. Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025  .
2.
Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(a)
Establishment
There is established an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce (hereinafter referred to as the  Taskforce ) within the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate and enforce Federal laws prohibiting animal cruelty under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, including cases relating to dogfighting, cockfighting, crush videos, and similar conduct.
(b)
Training materials
The Taskforce shall produce training materials for local law enforcement on the investigation and detection of criminal offenses described in subsection (a).
(c)
Coordination
The Taskforce shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies, as appropriate.
(d)
Report
On the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Taskforce shall submit to Congress a report on, for the previous year—
(1)
the number of charges that were filed for violations of laws described in subsection (a), disaggregated by the law alleged to have been violated, the State in which the violation was alleged to have occurred, and the number of convictions; and
(2)
the number of investigations of violations of laws described in subsection (a) for which charges were not filed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 3683, and 23 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3683 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3683 has taken 2 actions since Jun 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3683 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3683 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3683 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Animals.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DESIREE BENDER115
DON GREEN115
NATALIE AHWESH115
TAMARA DRAKE115
WAYNE PACELLE115
ZACH BENNETT115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTIONANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTIONANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION2025 third_quarter$150K3rd Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTIONANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTIONANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTIONANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3683 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3683’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr3683/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3683, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 3683.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2419]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com