LEASH Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9078 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9078

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.

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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

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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>