Federal Working Animal Protection Act passed the House 237 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJul 23, 2025
ReportedNov 20, 2025
Passed one chamberMar 17, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 47 words.
Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW Act This bill establishes that a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) convicted of, or who admits to having committed, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 123 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 178 words
- Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCrimes against animals and natural resourcesImmigration status and procedures
- Latest action
- Mar 19, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1115 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiti R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]