AVERT Future Violence Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires definitions In this Act: The term animal cruelty— means— intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an animal, including maiming, mutilating, torturing, wounding, poisoning, engaging in animal, provides study on animal cruelty, underlying factors, and future acts of human violence, and creates stop future violence grant program The Attorney General is authorized to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and strengthen effective detection strategies, and early. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Tribal Affairs, Criminal Justice, Environment, and Housing.
Who Benefits and How
Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could gain revenue opportunities, and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities would take on compliance duties, and Tribal governments and members affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires definitions In this Act: The term animal cruelty— means— intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an animal, including maiming, mutilating, torturing, wounding, poisoning, engaging in animal...
- Provides study on animal cruelty, underlying factors, and future acts of human violence.
- Creates stop future violence grant program The Attorney General is authorized to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and strengthen effective detection strategies, and early...
- Provides authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated— for the purposes of carrying out section 3, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires definitions In this Act: The term animal cruelty— means— intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an animal, including maiming, mutilating, torturing, wounding, poisoning, engaging in animal, provides study on animal cruelty, underlying factors, and future acts of human violence, and creates stop future violence grant program The Attorney General is authorized to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and strengthen effective detection strategies, and early.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Criminal Justice, Environment, Housing
Primary Purpose
The bill requires definitions In this Act: The term animal cruelty— means— intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an animal, including maiming, mutilating, torturing, wounding, poisoning, engaging in animal, provides study on animal cruelty, underlying factors, and future acts of human violence, and creates stop future violence grant program The Attorney General is authorized to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and strengthen effective detection strategies, and early.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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