H.R. 5560 is the Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act, introduced in the House on 2016-06-22 by Alma Adams (D-NC). It addresses animals policy and has 2 cosponsors.

Who sponsored H.R. 5560?

H.R. 5560 was sponsored by Alma Adams (D-NC) and has 2 cosponsors in Congress. Alma Adams introduced this animals bill in the House on 2016-06-22.

What is the status of H.R. 5560?

H.R. 5560 is currently in committee. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.. Introduced on 2016-06-22 by Alma Adams, it has 2 cosponsors.

How many cosponsors does H.R. 5560 have?

H.R. 5560 has 2 cosponsors in Congress. The bill was introduced by Alma Adams (D-NC). It addresses animals policy.

H.R. 5560: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

Introduced Jun 22, 20162 cosponsors

Sponsor

Alma Adams

Democrat · NC

Bill Progress

IntroducedJun 22

Committee

Pass House

Pass Senate

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Latest Action · Jun 22, 2016

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Assigned to Subcommittee on Trade. for review

HR5560 Legislative Journey

1 actions

Committee Action

Jun 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

About the Sponsor

Alma Adams

Democrat, North Carolina's 12th congressional district · 12 years in Congress

Committees: Agriculture, Education and Workforce

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Cosponsors (2)

No new cosponsors in 178 days — momentum stalled

All 2 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 2 states: Florida, Pennsylvania.

2Republicans·2 states

Maria Salazar

Republican · FL

Brian Fitzpatrick

Republican · PA

H.R. 5560 Quick Facts

Cosponsors

Chamber: House
Policy: Animals
Introduced: Jun 22, 2016

Assigned to Subcommittee on Trade. for review

Jun 22, 2016

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H.R. 5560 Bill Text

“To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations and revive time-barred civil claims for child abuse cases, and for other purposes.”

Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office

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