FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3683 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3683 To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2025 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES TASKFORCE OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (a) Establishment.--There is established an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce (hereinafter referred to as the ``Taskforce'') within the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate and enforce Federal laws prohibiting animal cruelty under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, including cases relating to dogfighting, cockfighting, crush videos, and similar conduct. (b) Training Materials.--The Taskforce shall produce training materials for local law enforcement on the investigation and detection of criminal offenses described in subsection (a). (c) Coordination.--The Taskforce shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies, as appropriate. (d) Report.--On the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Taskforce shall s