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2001-2002 United States Congress Voting Record - 107th Congress
Congressional District 2 - Mark Udall (D)
Bill # or Amendment Information	Description	PVA Position	Pro-Animal Action Taken	Anti-Animal Action Taken	Final outcome of legislation
H.R. 1155	COCKFIGHTING - A bill to close the loophole in the federal Animal Welfare Act that allowed interstate shipment of birds for fighting and undermined enforcement of the cockfighting bans that exist in 47 states.	Support	Co-sponsor		Offered as an amendment to the Farm Bill; won House approval by voice vote on October 4, 2001; Signed into law on May 13, 2002, as part of the final Farm Bill, along with provisions to close the loophole that allowed export of fighting birds and dogs and to triple the federal fines for animal fighting violations.
H.R. 3058	PUPPY MILLS - A bill to require standards for socialization of dogs, to require that females be at least one year of age before being bred, and to establish a mandatory "three strikes and you're out" policy for violators.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 1421	DOWNED ANIMALS - A bill to require humane euthanasia of animals that are too injured or sick to walk unassisted at stockyards, auctions, and other livestock markets.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 397	BEAR PARTS - A bill to prohibit the buying, selling, or bartering of bear viscera (internal organs). This would help state wildlife agencies better protect bears from poachers. Bear parts, especially the gall bladder, bring enormous sums on the black market for their use in traditional Chinese medicine.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
Enforcement Funding - 2001	AWA FUNDING - A letter was circulated in Spring 2001 calling for an increase of $3.8 million to improve USDA enforcement of Animal Welfare Act (AWA) standards at puppy mills, laboratories, zoos, circuses, airlines, and other facilities.	Support	Signed letter in support		In November 2001 this funding was increased by $5.152 million, even more than was requested.
Enforcement Funding - 2002	AWA/HSA FUNDING - A letter was circulated in Spring 2002 calling for an increase of $4.1 million to improve USDA enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Humane Slaughter Act (HSA).	Support	Signed letter in support		No action taken
Amendment to House Energy Bill, H.R. 4	ANWR - An amendment to the House Energy Bill to strike language that would repeal existing protections against energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).	Support	Voted in favor of amendment		Rejected by House on August 1, 2001.
Amendment to House Farm Bill	CAFOs - An amendment to the House Farm Bill to boost conservation funding and protect wildlife habitat. A component of the amendment would have preserved the prior law prohibition on large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) receiving Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds for manure disposal.	Support	Voted in favor of amendment		Rejected by House on October 4, 2001.
H.R. 2646	FARM BILL - Although the House and Senate passed several pro-animal provisions as part of the Farm Bill, a conference committee that was charged with reconciling the differences between the House version and the Senate version knocked out provisions that would have protected "downed animals", dogs mistreated at puppy mills, and bears killed for their internal organs. Because of this, and because an anti-animal provision that excludes birds, rats, and mice from protections under the Animal Welfare Act was included, PVA chose to oppose final passage of the Farm Bill.	Oppose	Voted against final passage		Approved by House on May 2, 2002; signed into law on May 13, 2002
H.R. 770	ANWR WILDERNESS - A bill to designate a key portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, protecting the home of over 200 species, including caribou, musk oxen, grizzly bears, wolves, snow geese, millions of migratory birds, and polar bears.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 1187	TRAPPING - A bill to prohibit the import or export of, and the shipment in interstate commerce of, steel-jawed leghold traps and of articles of fur from animals who were trapped in such traps.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
House Concurrent Resolution 180	WHALING - A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should reaffirm its opposition to any commercial and lethal scientific whaling and take significant and demonstrable actions to provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 1655	CANNED HUNTING - A bill to ban the interstate sale, transfer, and possession of exotic mammals for the purpose of "canned hunts."	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 3781	HORSE SLAUGHTER - A bill to ban the trade in horse meat and live horses for human consumption.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 4039	PET SAFETY - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
H.R. 5268	ANIMAL FIGHTING FELONY - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to authorize felony-level jail time for violations of the federal animal fighting law. It would also ban the interstate shipment of sharp metal implements - knives and gaffs - designed specifically to be used in cockfights, and it would strengthen provisions dealing with seizure and disposition of fighting animals.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
	SCORES		16	0
Legislator's Overall Score on Animal-Related Legislation ~ 100%
Legislator's PVA History
Legislator's overall voting record score in previous years tracked:
	106th Congress ~ 100% + 10 pro-animal bills co-sponsored
Legislator's scores on 2000 and 2002 candidate questionnaires:
	2000 ~ 74% | 2002 ~ 67%