CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ken Calvert (R-CA)

Federal Working Animal Protection Act

H.R. 4638 · House bill Immigration

A Republican bill with 19 Republican cosponsors · See all 19 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 228–190
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Federal Working Animal Protection Act'', seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. It targets aliens who have been convicted of or admit to harming animals used in law enforcement. Under this act, such individuals would be considered inadmissible to the United States. Additionally, the bill makes these individuals subject to deportation.

Yes

  • Scored +2

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The bill tightens border control by making certain aliens inadmissible to the United States.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill increases the risk of deportation and entry denial for individuals who admit to harming law enforcement animals.

  • Scored -3

    Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?

    The bill creates new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability that restrict legal status.

  • Scored -2

    Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?

    The bill establishes new deportation and inadmissibility criteria that could affect immigrant populations.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 228 yes · 190 no

    See who voted how →

    03/19/2026 · Roll call 96 · recorded as “On Passage”