HR8723
Referred to committee
FIGHT Act of 2026
- Federal
- House
- Introduced May 11, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version IHThis Act may be cited as the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-risk Trafficking Act of 2026 or the FIGHT Act of 2026.
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended—
by striking the section designation and header and all that follows through It shall be unlawful in subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following:
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal fighting venture.
It shall be unlawful
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
It shall be unlawful for any person to gamble on an animal fighting venture, including an in-person or broadcast event.
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended—
by striking the section designation and header and all that follows through It shall be unlawful in subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following:
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal fighting venture.
It shall be unlawful
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
It shall be unlawful for any person to gamble on an animal fighting venture, including an in-person or broadcast event.
Legislative Timeline
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.