ANI — Animals
Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act To increase protections for animals, and for other purposes. HR 4180 Canyon's Law -- To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes. HR 3199/S 1594 Captive Primate Safety Act -- To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species DAMS for Beavers Act -- To establish a grant program for projects that use nonlethal coexistence measures to reduce property damage caused by native beavers HR 5203 Ejiao Act of 2025 -- To prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides for the purpose of producing ejiao, to prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of products containing ejiao Endangered Species Act Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act (EATS Act) -- To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce HR 1897 ESA Amendments Act -- (oppose) To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation. Farm Bill S 1326 Food Security and Farm Protection Act -- (oppose) To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunter and Anglers Act -- (oppose) To prohibit prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water Horse slaughter HR 4776 SPEED Act -- (oppose) To amend and limit NEPA HR 7159 Protecting Local Zoos Act -- (oppose) To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to adjust provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses. HR 5286 Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act -- To develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relating to the transport of animals S 1529 Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 -- To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action. Marine Mammal Protection Act S 1947 OCTOPUS Act -- To prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States HR 1684 PAST Act -- To expand horse soring regulations HR 1661/S 775 SAFE Act --. To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. HR 4673 Save Our Bacon Act -- (oppose) To ensure the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce. oSWIMS Act -- To prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes. HR 10292 Whale CHARTS Act -- To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce distribution maps for certain species of whales HR 4356 Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2025 -- To prohibit certain uses of aircraft with respect to the management of wild free-roaming horses and burros
Lobbyists: NANCY BLANEY (covered position: Director, Government Affairs); KATE DYLEWSKY (covered position: Assistant Director, Government Affairs); JOANNA GROSSMAN; ERICCA GANDOLFO [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)