Federal Working Animal Protection Act

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Status In Committee
Sponsor Ken Calvert
Citation 119-HR-4638
Actions 16
Introduced Jul 23rd, 2025
Cosponsors
19
Last Action Mar 19th, 2026
Policy Area
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Introduced House Jul 23
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House Passed Mar 19
Senate
President
Enacted
Party support (across all passage votes)
Republican
100% 212Y / 0N
Democrat
8% 16Y / 190N

Summary

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Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW ActThis bill establishes that a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) convicted of, or who admits to having committed, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable.

Actions

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House Senate
INTRODUCED
INTRODUCED
Jul 23, 2025
ON FLOOR
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AND MARKUP
Nov 18, 2025
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AND MARKUP
Nov 20, 2025
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ORDERED TO REPORT
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT FILED AMENDED
Dec 12, 2025
PLACED ON CALENDAR
PLACED ON CALENDAR
ON FLOOR
RULES COMMITTEE RESOLUTION REPORTED
Mar 16, 2026
ON FLOOR
RULES COMMITTEE RULE ADOPTED
Mar 17, 2026
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERATION
Mar 19, 2026
ON FLOOR
RULES COMMITTEE RULE SPECIFIED
ON FLOOR
DEBATE
ON FLOOR
MOTION
ORDERED PREVIOUS QUESTION
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
PASSED HOUSE
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TABLE RECONSIDERATION
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Amendments

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Amendment flow 1 merged from 1 voted amendments 1 terminal · 0 pending · 0 grouped below
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HAMDT 170 Merged
Mar 19, 2026 Full page
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1115, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in House Report 119-554 is considered as adopted.
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Voted amendment Accepted into the bill text passed · amendment passage