Bars entry and allows deportation of noncitizens who harm law enforcement animals

§1What it does

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This bill would make any noncitizen who has been convicted of, or admits to, the federal crime of harming animals used in law enforcement both inadmissible, meaning the person can be refused entry to the United States, and deportable, meaning the person can be removed if already in the country.^2,3,4 The House passed it under the short title Federal Working Animal Protection Act, replacing its original name, the BOWOW Act.^3,4

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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