House Bill 7826
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Greyhound Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7826
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Tony Cardenas
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Greyhound Protection Act of 2020
This bill amends a statute that prohibits using wire communications for certain types of gambling to explicitly state that the statute does not authorize gambling on commercial greyhound racing taking place using wire communications. The bill also amends the statute to explicitly state that the statute does not permit transporting animals for conducting or furthering commercial dog racing, live lure training, or field coursing.
July 29, 2020
07/29/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
07/29/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:48 PM