Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5566
Sponsor: Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]
Introduced: 2010-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: 
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions prohibiting knowingly creating, selling, or possessing a depiction of animal cruelty to prohibit knowingly and for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain selling or distributing an animal crush video in interstate or foreign commerce. States that such prohibition does not prohibit the sale or distribution of any visual depiction of hunting, trapping, fishing, or customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices. 
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any obscene photograph, motion-picture film, video recording, or electronic image that depicts actual conduct in which one or more living animals is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, or impaled in a manner that would violate a criminal prohibition on cruelty to animals in the federal or state jurisdiction in which the depiction is created, sold, distributed, or offered for sale or distribution.

action_date: 2010-07-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions prohibiting knowingly creating, selling, or possessing a depiction of animal cruelty to prohibit knowingly and for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain selling or distributing an animal crush video in interstate or foreign commerce. States that such prohibition does not prohibit the sale or distribution of any visual depiction of hunting, trapping, fishing, or customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices. 
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any obscene photograph, motion-picture film, video recording, or electronic image that depicts actual conduct in which one or more living animals is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, or impaled in a manner that would violate a criminal prohibition on cruelty to animals in the federal or state jurisdiction in which the depiction is created, sold, distributed, or offered for sale or distribution.

action_date: 2010-07-21
text: 
Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions prohibiting knowingly creating, selling, or possessing a depiction of animal cruelty to prohibit knowingly and for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain selling or distributing an animal crush video in interstate or foreign commerce. States that such prohibition does not prohibit the sale or distribution of any visual depiction of hunting, trapping, fishing, or customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices. 
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any obscene photograph, motion-picture film, video recording, or electronic image that depicts actual conduct in which one or more living animals is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, or impaled in a manner that would violate a criminal prohibition on cruelty to animals in the federal or state jurisdiction in which the depiction is created, sold, distributed, or offered for sale or distribution.
 
Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video, or attempting or conspiring to do so, if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or foreign commerce, or any attempt or conspiracy to do so.
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any photograph, motion picture, film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury; and (2) is obscene.
 
Extends the applicability of this Act to a person selling, marketing, advertising, exchanging, distributing, or creating animal crush videos outside the United States if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or (2) the video is so transported. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to seven years for violations of this Act. 
 
Exempts from the application of this Act: (1) any visual depiction of customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices, the slaughter of animals for food, or hunting, trapping, or fishing; and (2) good faith distribution of an animal crush video to a law enforcement agency or a third party for the sole purpose of determining if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.
 

action_date: 2010-12-09
text: 
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or foreign commerce.
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any photograph, motion picture, film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury; and (2) is obscene.
 
Extends the applicability of this Act to a person selling, marketing, advertising, exchanging, distributing, or creating animal crush videos outside the United States if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or (2) the video is so transported. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to seven years for violations of this Act. 
 
Exempts from the application of this Act: (1) any visual depiction of customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices, the slaughter of animals for food, or hunting, trapping, or fishing; and (2) good faith distribution of an animal crush video to a law enforcement agency or a third party for the sole purpose of determining if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.
 
Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Became Public Law No: 111-294.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Became Public Law No: 111-294.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-11-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8202-8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8202-8203)
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8202-8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8202-8203)
action_date: 2010-11-17
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712. (consideration: CR H7403-7405; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7403-7404)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712.(consideration: CR H7403-7405; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7403-7404)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7653-7654)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 3 (Roll no. 459). (text: 7/20/2010 CR H5788-5789)
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 3 (Roll no. 459).(text: 7/20/2010 CR H5788-5789)
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5892-5893)
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5566.
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5788-5791)
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-07-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.
action_date: 2010-07-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-549.
action_date: 2010-07-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-549.
action_date: 2010-06-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
action_date: 2010-06-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 111-294