H.R. 9078

119 HR 9078 IH: Law Enforcement Animal Safety and Harm Reporting Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9078  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2026   Mr. Steube  (for himself,  Mr. Van Drew , and  Mr. Fine ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include reporting requirements of felony convictions related to animal cruelty, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Law Enforcement Animal Safety and Harm Reporting Act of 2026   or the   LEASH Act of 2026  .
2.
Animal welfare data reporting
(a)
Byrne justice assistance grant eligibility
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act ( 34 U.S.C. 10153 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 502(a), by adding at the end the following:
(7)
A certification that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant will report to the Attorney General data on felony convictions under State law that involved cruelty to animals including the name of any individual convicted under such law.
 ; and
(2)
in section 505(f), by striking  to those jurisdictions with the highest annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of local government to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the three most recent calendar years for which such data are available  inserting
to units of local government—
(1)
with the highest annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of local government to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the three most recent calendar years for which such data are available; and
(2)
that submit data to the National Incident-Based Reporting System on felony convictions under State law that involved cruelty to animals including the name of any individual convicted under such law.
 .
(b)
Department of Justice database
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall—
(1)
establish a publicly accessible database containing the data reported under section 502(a)(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act ( 34 U.S.C. 10153 ); and
(2)
periodically update such database.
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a), shall apply to applications for grants submitted during the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.