119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 15, 2025
CHER Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 15, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Animals
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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13 citations.
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 13, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 13, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rposes HR 3199/S 1594Captive Primate Safety Act - To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species HR 3456CHER Act - To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks or safari parks HR 712Child and Animal Abuse Detection…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 8, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm bill; HR 349, Animal Welfare Act; USDA appropriations; HR 3112; S 1538; HR 3456; HR 2976
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing