Tenure: 112th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2012–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: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946, to strengthen federal enforcement against animal fighting and related criminal activity. ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the … Read more
Tenure: 119th CongressYears of Service: 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 Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 1684, to strengthen enforcement against the cruel practice … Read more
Tenure: 118th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2023–Present After being tapped by fellow Democrats in her second term to be the top Democrat on the wildlife subcommittee of House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Val Hoyle has quickly established herself as one of the House’s leading advocates for wildlife protection, including by speaking out on the U.S. … Read more
Tenure: 119th CongressYears of Service: 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 Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946, to strengthen federal enforcement against … Read more
Tenure: 118th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2023–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: 111th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2009–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Lead sponsor of Canyon’s Law, S. 2179, to prohibit the use of M-44 “cyanide bombs” on federal public lands, protecting wildlife, companion animals, and people from these indiscriminate and highly toxic predator-killing devices. ✅ Cosponsor of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, S. 775, … Read more
Tenure: 104th–119th Congresses (House service: 97th–104th Congresses)Years of Service: 1996–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Lead cosponsor of Canyon’s Law, S. 2179, to prohibit the use of M-44 “cyanide bombs” on federal public lands, protecting wildlife, companion animals, and people from these indiscriminate and highly toxic predator-killing devices. ✅ Lead cosponsor of the Puppy Protection Act, … Read more