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S. 1454119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The FIGHT Act of 2025 strengthens federal penalties and enforcement against cockfighting and animal fighting.
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S. 1454 amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "rooster," ban gambling on animal fights in person or by broadcast, and outlaw shipping roosters via mail or interstate carriers for fighting. It also lets private citizens sue suspected violators and allows government seizure of property linked to organizing animal fights.
The bill affects organizers, attendees, and gamblers at animal fighting events, plus rooster breeders and shippers. Federal and state authorities and private citizens would gain new enforcement powers.
The changes close loopholes that let roosters be shipped for illegal fights, especially in Puerto Rico and Guam, and expand who can pursue violators. People uninvolved in animal fighting would see no direct effect.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.