Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7826
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Greyhound Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 29, 2020
Latest Action
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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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
New Hampshire
Democrat
New York
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Tennessee
Democrat
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
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.

Text (1)
July 29, 2020
Actions (2)
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