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Union Calendar No. 231
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
[Report No. 106–397]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal
cruelty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BROWN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. FARR
of California, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. ROGAN, Mr.
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. WEINER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota,
Mr. METCALF, Mr. HYDE, Mr. COOK, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FRANKS of
New Jersey, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. HORN, Mr. SMITH
of Texas, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. WEXLER,
Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELAURO,
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. NEY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. JEN-
KINS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DIXON, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. ENGEL,
Mr. PASTOR, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.
UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. DIAZ-BALART
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the
depiction of animal cruelty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRU-
ELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever
knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal
cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in
interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’
means any visual or auditory depiction, including
any photograph, motion-picture film, video record-
ing, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct
in which a living animal is intentionally maimed,
mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such con-
duct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the
State in which the creation, sale, or possession takes
place, regardless of whether the maiming, mutila-
tion, torture, wounding, or killing took place in the
State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever
knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal
cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in inter-
state or foreign commerce for commercial gain, shall be