A Colorado non-profit organization advocating for animals in the political arena

Each Congress is in session for two years. This page provides the following information on Colorado's Congressional delegation with respect to animal-related legislation in the above-named Congress.
Voting Records
Pro-Animal Legislation Sponsored or Co-sponsored
Scores and summary of Senators' and Representatives' records

PVA Position: Support
Status: Amendment defeated in House

Allard	Campbell	DeGette	Udall	McInnis	Schaffer	Hefley	Tancredo
No vote on this issue	No vote on this issue	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

PVA Position: Support
Status: Amendment passed by House; tabled by Senate

Allard	Campbell	DeGette	Udall	McInnis	Schaffer	Hefley	Tancredo
Voted to table	Voted to table	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

PVA Position: Support
Status: Amendment passed by Senate; defeated in House

Allard	Campbell	DeGette	Udall	McInnis	Schaffer	Hefley	Tancredo
No information on vote	No information on vote	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

PVA Position: Support
Status: Bill passed by House 372-42; passed by Senate; sent to President

Allard	Campbell	DeGette	Udall	McInnis	Schaffer	Hefley	Tancredo
No information on vote	No information on vote	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

(This was another attempt to end this program; in 1998 and 1999, the Bass-DeFazio Amendment attempted the same thing.)

PVA Position: Support
Status: Amendment defeated in House

Allard	Campbell	DeGette	Udall	McInnis	Schaffer	Hefley	Tancredo
No vote on this issue	No vote on this issue	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

Senator Wayne Allard:	S.345 ~ To close a loophole that allows interstate commerce of birds for the cruel "sport" of cockfighting.
	S.1109 ~ To halt the poaching of American bears by prohibiting interstate or foreign commerce in bear viscera or products that contain them.
	S.1197 ~ To prohibit the import, export, and sale in the United States of dog and cat fur, which has infiltrated the U.S. market in garments and inexpensive fur toys.
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell:	S.345 ~ see above
	S.1109 see above
Representative Diana DeGette:	H.R.443 ~ To prohibit the transfer or sale of farm animals who cannot walk because of illness or injury.
	H.R.960 ~ To strengthen the Endangered Species Act, which is overdue for reauthorization.
Representative Mark Udall:	H.R.443 ~ see above
	H.R.453 ~ To eliminate Class B dealers from the list of sources approved in the Animal Welfare Act. (Class B dealers sell animals from "random sources" to research facilities.)
	H.R.960 ~ see above
	H.R.1275 ~ To close a loophole that allows interstate commerce of birds for the cruel "sport" of cockfighting.
	H.R.1581 ~ To end the use of steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States.
	H.R.1622 ~ To prohibit the import, export, or sale in the United States of dog and cat fur.
	H.R.1887 ~ To increase penalties for those who depict animal cruelty for commercial gain.
	H.R.3514 ~ To create a sanctuary for chimpanzees who have been designated as being no longer needed in research conducted or supported by the Public Health Service.
	H.R.4281 ~ To encourage federal agencies to give greater consideration to tests that do not use animals.
	H.R.2166 ~ To halt the poaching of American bears by prohibiting interstate or foreign commerce in bear viscera or products that contain them.
Representative Bob Schaffer:	H.R.3514 ~ see above
Representative Joel Hefley:	H.R.1275 ~ see above
Representative Tom Tancredo:	H.R.1275 ~ see above
	H.R.2929 ~ To prohibit the use of elephants in traveling circuses and elephant rides.
	H.R.2166 ~ see above
	H.R.3514 ~ see above