Bill105th CongressFiled Jun 3, 1998Crime and Law Enforcement
H.Con.Res. 286
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 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12](D-CA)Sponsor
30 cosponsors