Tenure: 119th Congress
Years of Service: 2025–Present
Notable Actions
119th Congress
✅ Lead sponsor of the LEO K9 Protection Act, S. 4643, bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal protections for law enforcement dogs and horses by increasing criminal penalties for attacks on police animals and ensuring injured K9s and horses can receive emergency medical treatment and ambulance or air transport to veterinary care. (Senator Moody ONLY).
✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, S. 1454, to strengthen federal enforcement against animal fighting and related criminal activity.
✅ Voted “Aye” on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 69 (Senate Roll Call Vote 597), a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to bring the measure before the Senate for consideration to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Barred Owl Management Strategy, which authorized the large-scale killing of barred owls in Washington, Oregon, and California. An “Aye” vote is the pro-animal position because it supported moving forward with a vote to repeal the barred owl kill plan.