To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Transportation, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA78BC22FC20E48639573099397DF338B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Goldie’s Act of 2024.
- Section H9FD2BFC01FD0430592F8C7D41F83EEC0: 2. Strengthening enforcement of violations of Animal Welfare Act Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking...
- Section id53fced9397fa4a84820eb42d928a08da: 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act amends, modifies, or limits the definition of the term animal in section 2 of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Transportation, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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