Bill Sponsor
House Bill 909
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
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Introduced in House on Feb 7, 2017
Overview
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Feb 7, 2017
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Mar 9, 2017
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Bill Number
909
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115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Summary

Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet.

Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for a person who commits an interstate violation of a protection order against a pet.

With respect to a defendant who commits a domestic violence offense or an interstate violation of a protection order, mandatory restitution in the "full amount of victim's losses" includes costs incurred for veterinary services related to the pet.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award grants for shelter and housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims with pets.

Finally, it expresses the sense of Congress that states should include, in domestic violence protection orders, protections against violence or threats against a person's pet.

Text (1)
February 7, 2017
Actions (4)
03/09/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
02/24/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
02/07/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
02/07/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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