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Topic	Bill number	Author	Interest position	Became law
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purc	S. 311 (110th)	Landrieu	Support	No
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atl	S. 2657 (110th)	Kerry	Support	No
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, and for other purposes.
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007	H.R. 137 (110th)	Gallegly	Support	Yes
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007	S. 261 (110th)	Cantwell	Support	No
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Animal Protection Accountability Improvement Act	H.R. 2193 (110th)	Israel	Support	No
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties for violations of such Act, to prohibit the use of animals for marketing medical devices, and for other purposes.
CAFO Tax Credit Act of 2007	H.R. 1217 (110th)	Smith	Oppose	No
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with environmental protection regulations.
Captive Primate Safety Act	S. 1498 (110th)	Boxer	Support	No
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
Captive Supply Reform Act	S. 1017 (110th)	Enzi	Support	No
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts.
Chimp Haven is Home Act	S. 1916 (110th)	Burr	Support	Yes
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	S. 1696 (110th)	Feinstein	Oppose	No
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act	H.R. 891 (110th)	Moran	Support	No
To ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the United States and to require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act.
Dog Fighting Prohibition Act	H.R. 3219 (110th)	Sutton	Support	No
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures.
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act	H.R. 661 (110th)	Ackerman	Support	No
To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.
Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy America Act	H.R. 1600 (110th)	Cardoza	Support	No
To continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.
Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act	H.R. 1726 (110th)	DeFazio	Support	No
To promote more humane treatment of farm animals.
Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007	H.R. 2144 (110th)	DeLauro	Oppose	No
To extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007	H.R. 3580 (110th)	Dingell	Support	Yes
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
Haley's Act	H.R. 1947 (110th)	Boyda	Split	No
To promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats, and for other purposes.
Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill	H.R. 503 (109th)	Sweeney	Support	No
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007	H.R. 2108 (110th)	DeLauro	Support	No
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets.
Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act	H.R. 1691 (110th)	Lowey	Support	No
To end the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States.
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007	S. 714 (110th)	Akaka	Support	No
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007	H.R. 1280 (110th)	Doyle	Support	No
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007	H.R. 2327 (110th)	Inslee	Support	No
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes.
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2007	S. 549 (110th)	Kennedy	Support	No
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act	H.R. 1507 (110th)	McDermott	Support	No
To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing,	H.R. 503 (110th)	Schakowsky	Support	No
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.	H.R. 249 (110th)	Rahall	Support	No
To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.