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Union Calendar No. 355 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4638 
[Report No. 119–407] 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien 
who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement 
is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. WEBSTER of 
Florida, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
HARRIGAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 
RULLI, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, and Mr. BACON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. STAUBER, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. 
CRANE, and Ms. MACE 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
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used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bill to Outlaw Wound-
ing of Official Working Animals Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘BOWOW Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED 
TO HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW EN-
FORCEMENT. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—Any alien who has been convicted 
of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
committing acts which constitute the essential 
elements of an offense under section 1368 of title 
18, United States Code (relating to harming ani-
mals used in law enforcement), is inadmissible.’’. 
(b) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—Any alien who has been convicted 
of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
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committing acts which constitute the essential 
elements of an offense under section 1368 of title 
18, United States Code (relating to harming ani-
mals used in law enforcement), is deportable.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 355 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4638 
[Report No. 119–407] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
provide that an alien who has been convicted of 
harming animals used in law enforcement is in-
admissible and deportable, and for other pur-
poses. 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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