Tenure: 110th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2008–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, H.R. 1661, to ban U.S.-based horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter for human consumption. ✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946, to strengthen federal enforcement against … Read more
Tenure: 115th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2017–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Stop Billion-Dollar FWS Plan to Kill Half a Million Owls, H.J. Res. 111, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to kill approximately 450,000 barred owls to reduce competition with northern spotted owls. ✅ Supported … Read more
Tenure: 115th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2017–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 103rd–104th, 119th CongressesYears of Service: 1993–1997, 2025–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, H.R. 1661, to ban U.S.-based horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter for human consumption. ✅ Cosponsor of the Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches (FISCAL) Act, H.R. 2539, to give kids … Read more
Tenure: 114th–119th Congresses (House service: 111th–113th Congresses)Years of Service: 2015–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ 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 “Yea” on S.J. Res. 23 (Senate Roll Call Vote 122), a Congressional Review Act resolution … Read more
Tenure: 115th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2017–Present John Kennedy has the strongest animal protection record among all currently serving Republican senators. He has paired his folksy, commonsense conservative governing philosophy with a meaningful record of leadership on anti-cruelty enforcement, wildlife protection, horse protection, farm animal protection, and alternatives to animal testing. Kennedy has repeatedly taken substantive … Read more