HR 4638
Federal Working Animal Protection Act
Summary
Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW Act This bill establishes that a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) convicted of, or who admits to having committed, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA-41]
- Cosponsors
- 19
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Introduced
- 2025-07-23
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-03-19: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2026-03-19: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-19: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 190 (Roll no. 96). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2600)
- 2026-03-19: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 190 (Roll no. 96). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2600)
- 2026-03-19: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.