WASHINGTON (July 2, 2018)—Today the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, announced its endorsement of Rep. Peter Roskam for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District.
Rep. Roskam is the lead sponsor of the Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act, H.R. 4202, to ensure that federal prohibitions on animal fighting apply everywhere in the United States, including the territories. He introduced a parallel amendment during recent House consideration of the Farm Bill. The amendment passed by an overwhelming vote of 359-51.
“Peter Roskam is leading efforts to ensure that law enforcement has the tools it needs to crack down on cruel animal fighting wherever it occurs,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. “The Humane Society Legislative Fund is pleased to support Peter Roskam, and voters in the 6th District who care about the humane treatment of animals should back his re-election.”
Among his efforts in the 115th Congress, Rep. Roskam:
- Cosponsored the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 1847) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait.
- Cosponsored the Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act (H.R. 1494) to make malicious animal cruelty a crime on federal property and in interstate commerce, and complement the state anti-cruelty laws.
- Cosponsored the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act (H.R. 113) to prohibit the slaughter and export of horses for human consumption overseas.
- Cosponsored the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 1456) to prohibit the trade of shark fins, for which sharks are hunted and their maimed bodies returned to the ocean.
- Cosponsored the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 (H.R. 1406) to prohibit the domestic slaughter, trade and import of dogs and cats for human consumption.
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