Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3112 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3112 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to expand and improve the enforcement capabilities of the Attorney General, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2025 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to expand and improve the enforcement capabilities of the Attorney General, 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 ``Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement for Animals Act of 2025'' or the ``Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCEMENT. (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``of the United States or his representative who shall be an employee of the United States'' and inserting ``or a representative of the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be an employee of the''; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by adding ``or'' at the end after the semicolon; and (3) in each of subsections (a) through (o)-- (A) by inserting a subsection heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in the subsection; (B) by reordering the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order based on the subsection headings (as so added); and (C) by redesignating the subsections (as so reordered) appropriately. (b) Sale or Transportation Without License.--Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2134) is amended to re