Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduce a bill tightening animal welfare enforcement and restricting licenses for prior violators.
Quiver AI Summary
Bill reintroduced in Congress: Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mike Lawler said they reintroduced the bipartisan Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act. The measure is aimed at tightening enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and limiting federal licenses for animal dealers and exhibitors with prior animal-protection violations.
What the proposal would do: The bill would bar USDA licenses in certain cases, require annual licenses and unannounced inspections, strengthen veterinary-care and recordkeeping rules, and increase public access to inspection and enforcement records. The Animal Welfare Institute has endorsed the legislation.
Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release here.
Check out the Quiver Quantitative API to build on top of data on congressional stock trading, insider transactions, hedge fund moves, and more.
Raja Krishnamoorthi Fundraising
Raja Krishnamoorthi recently disclosed $0 of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2026. This was the 1882nd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. nan% came from individual donors.
Krishnamoorthi disclosed $177.5K of spending. This was the 565th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Krishnamoorthi disclosed $48.3K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 1123rd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Raja Krishnamoorthi's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Raja Krishnamoorthi Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Raja Krishnamoorthi is worth $4.0M, as of September 29th, 2026. This is the 197th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Krishnamoorthi has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Raja Krishnamoorthi's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Krishnamoorthi.
Raja Krishnamoorthi Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Raja Krishnamoorthi:
- H.R.10627: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase protections for animals, and for other purposes.
- H.R.10366: NO FLOCK Act
- H.R.9748: Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act
- H.R.9747: Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act
- H.R.9596: Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026
- H.R.8932: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026
You can track bills proposed by Raja Krishnamoorthi on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Krishnamoorthi.
2026 Illinois's 8th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $24,930,553 of spending in Illinois's 8th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $7,570,521 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW ($3,985,697)
- THINK BIG ($1,138,422)
- NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY ($935,000)
- CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP ($663,879)
- PROTECT PROGRESS ($557,012)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Illinois's 8th congressional district election.
