Tenure: 119th CongressYears of Service: 2025–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 Read our press release here. Read our endorsement letter here. 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. ✅ Cosponsor of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, to … Read more
Tenure: 116th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2019–Present Read our press release here. Read our endorsement letter here. 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 … Read more
Tenure: 112th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2011–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: 112th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2011–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. ✅ Signed … Read more
Tenure: 118th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2023–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. ✅ Signed … Read more
Tenure: 116th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2019–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted “Aye” on House Agriculture Committee Record Vote No. 24, approving Rep. Tracey Mann’s second-degree amendment to Rep. Shri Thanedar’s Amendment No. 119 during markup of the 2026 Farm Bill. The Mann amendment stripped away nearly all of the bipartisan FIGHT Act’s enforcement provisions—including measures … 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: 110th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2007–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: 116th–119th Congresses (House service: 108th–115th Congresses)Years of Service: 2019–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of S.J. Res. 69, to nullify the FWS Plan to Kill 450,000 Barred Owls across 24 million acres, including 14 national parks and 17 national forests, and is now going to be used as a “mitigation measure” to allow incidental … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted “Yea” on S.J. Res. 23 (Senate Roll Call Vote 122), a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn federal regulations strengthening implementation of the Endangered Species Act, including protections governing the listing of imperiled species and designation of critical habitat. A “Yea” vote is the … Read more