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Article: Animal Fighting Legislation Approved By House Judiciary Committee
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- U.S. Newswire
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- September 30, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The House Judiciary
Committee today approved a bill to establish felony level penalties
and otherwise strengthen federal animal fighting laws, setting the
stage for the legislation to be adopted before Congress adjourns
later this year.
The bill -- H.R. 4264 -- passed by a voice vote in the U.S. House
of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland
Security last Thursday and quickly moved to the full Judiciary
Committee, which approved it by a vote of 18-8 today.
"We are grateful to the bill's sponsors, Chairman James
Sensenbrenner, and the Committee for recognizing the need to give law
enforcement officials the tools to deal more ...