S. 1947 - Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011

Crime and law enforcement. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on December 3, 2012 
Amendments:
1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on December 4, 2012.

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Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011

S. 1947 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011
  • Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Crime and law enforcement
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Crimes against animals and natural resources
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Major Actions
Introduced12/06/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate12/04/2012
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.12/04/2012PASSED by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 3309 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.12/04/2012PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced12/06/2011
12/06/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
12/04/2012Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
12/04/2012Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage12/04/2012Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
12/04/2012Amendment SA 3309 proposed by Senator Blumenthal.
select this voteVote12/04/2012Amendment SA 3309 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
12/06/2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/07/2012Received in the House.
12/07/2012Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12/07/2012Referred to House Agriculture
12/07/2012Referred to House Judiciary
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 3309Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]December 4, 2012Passed by voice vote on December 3, 2012.

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Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

$228,405
$560,620
$789,025
$0
2 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

2 organizations supported this bill

American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMA (2012, January 21). Issue Brief: H.R. 2492/S. 1947 Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act. Retrieved May 25, 2012, from American Veterinary Medical Association.
Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society Legislative Fund (2011, December 6). U.S. Senate Bill Introduced to Crack Down on Animal Fighting Spectators. Retrieved May 25, 2012, from The Humane Society of the United States.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,900$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$2,500$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$4,900$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$21,700$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$2,000$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$8,650$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,000$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$13,150$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$7,550$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$750$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$29,350$0Yes
Scott P. BrownRMA$20,100$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$18,150$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$10,500$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$9,350$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$11,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$400$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$18,650$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$11,000$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$2,900$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$9,000$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$1,000$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$3,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$4,100$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$0Yes
John CornynRTX$1,250$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$9,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$10,300$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$6,000$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$9,000$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$6,950$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$16,900$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,000$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$8,150$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$8,800$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$16,750$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$5,000$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$2,800$0Yes
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$2,000$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$500$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$6,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,750$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$12,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$13,250$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$15,750$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$0$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$7,750$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$7,000$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$300$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$27,700$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$18,555$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$7,000$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$500$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$5,300$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$3,200$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$1,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$5,400$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$16,000$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$15,000$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,000$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$22,200$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$7,000$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$15,450$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$12,650$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$8,000$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$14,950$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$3,400$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$3,500$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$6,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$12,000$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$31,300$0Yes
Jim RischRID$2,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$11,450$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$3,700$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$2,000$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$8,000$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,400$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,650$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,000$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$0$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$18,000$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$3,550$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$9,750$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$5,470$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$6,550$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$4,250$0Yes
David VitterRLA$26,000$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$2,250$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$5,100$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$5,300$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$25,200$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,900$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$2,500$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$4,900$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$21,700$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$2,000$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$8,650$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,000$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$13,150$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$7,550$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$750$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$29,350$0Yes
Scott P. BrownRMA$20,100$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$18,150$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$10,500$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$9,350$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$11,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$400$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$18,650$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$11,000$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$2,900$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$9,000$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$1,000$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$3,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$4,100$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$0Yes
John CornynRTX$1,250$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$9,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$10,300$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$6,000$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$9,000$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$6,950$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$16,900$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,000$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$8,150$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$8,800$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$16,750$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$5,000$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$2,800$0Yes
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$2,000$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$500$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$6,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,750$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$12,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$13,250$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$15,750$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$0$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$7,750$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$7,000$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$300$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$27,700$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$18,555$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$7,000$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$500$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$5,300$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$3,200$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$1,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$5,400$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$16,000$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$15,000$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,000$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$22,200$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$7,000$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$15,450$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$12,650$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$8,000$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$14,950$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$3,400$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$3,500$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$6,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$12,000$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$31,300$0Yes
Jim RischRID$2,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$11,450$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$3,700$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$2,000$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$8,000$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,400$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,650$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,000$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$0$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$18,000$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$3,550$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$9,750$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$5,470$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$6,550$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$4,250$0Yes
David VitterRLA$26,000$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$2,250$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$5,100$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$5,300$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$25,200$0Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Veterinarians$560,620
Animal Rights$228,405

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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