Bill106th CongressFiled May 25, 2000Crime and Law Enforcement
H.Con.Res. 338
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence against animals and violence against humans and urging greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime in its own right in all 50 States, in order to prevent violence against humans and urging research to increase understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals and violence against humans.
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What it does
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What just happenedJun 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12](D-CA)Sponsor
21 cosponsors