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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include reporting requirements of felony convictions related to animal cruelty, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to require law enforcement agencies seeking grants through the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program to report data on felony convictions for animal cruelty to the Attorney General. The reported data must include the names of individuals convicted under state law for animal cruelty offenses. The bill prioritizes grant funding to jurisdictions that submit this animal cruelty conviction data to the National Incident-Based Reporting System. The Attorney General must establish a publicly accessible database containing the reported animal cruelty conviction data within two years of enactment and update it periodically. The reporting requirements take effect for grant applications submitted in the first fiscal year beginning two years after the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2026
Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include reporting requirements of felony convictions related to animal cruelty, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Animal Safety and Harm Reporting Act of 2026” or the “LEASH Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. ANIMAL WELFARE DATA REPORTING.
(a) Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Eligibility.—The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10153 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 502(a), by adding at the end the following:
“(7) A certification that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant will report to the Attorney General data on felony convictions under State law that involved cruelty to animals including the name of any individual convicted under such law.”; and
(2) in section 505(f), by striking “to those jurisdictions with the highest annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of local government to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the three most recent calendar years for which such data are available” inserting “to units of local government—
“(1) with the highest annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the unit of local government to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the three most recent calendar years for which such data are available; and
“(2) that submit data to the National Incident-Based Reporting System on felony convictions under State law that involved cruelty to animals including the name of any individual convicted under such law.”.
(b) Department of Justice Database.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall—
(1) establish a publicly accessible database containing the data reported under section 502(a)(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10153); and
(2) periodically update such database.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a), shall apply to applications for grants submitted during the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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