Congress: 105th

Sponsor: Representative Lantos, Tom (06/03/1998)

Committees: House - Commerce; Agriculture; Judiciary

Description: 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.

Lastest Action: 06/11/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)

Official: H.Con.Res.286 -- 105th Congress