H.R. 4638 · Passed House · Immigration

Federal Working Animal Protection Act

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-CA)

What it does

• Covers a foreign national convicted of, or who admits to, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement.
• Makes such an individual inadmissible to the United States.
• Makes such an individual deportable.

Official summary

Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW Act This bill establishes that a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) convicted of, or who admits to having committed, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable.

Latest action

Mar 19, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee: Senate Judiciary