Greyhound Protection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5017 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5017 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 22, 2025 Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Fine, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing, 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 ``Greyhound Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND POLICY. The Congress finds the following: (1) Greyhounds have existed for thousands of years and are the only canines mentioned by name in the Bible. (2) Commercial greyhound racing was first legalized in Florida in 1931. (3) Modern racetracks require internet-based wire communications to process bets and wagers, calculate odds, broadcast races, announce results, and pay winnings to gamblers. The majority of gambling on dog racing now occurs via simulcast and online. (4) Public records reveal that some greyhounds used for live commercial racing suffer serious injuries including broken backs, broken necks, head trauma, paralysis, seizures, and electrocution. (5) Regulatory records show that some racing greyhounds test positive for drugs including cocaine, amphetamines, barbituates, opiods, and steroids. (6) State investigatory files document that racing greyhounds are kept confined for 20 to 23 hours a day in stacked, metal cages, ty