Congress and Federal Legislation

The House passed the Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act 228–190, largely along party lines, making noncitizens who are convicted of or who admit to harming law‑enforcement animals deportable and inadmissible, with only 15 Democrats joining unanimous Republican support. Sponsors pointed to a June 2025 Dulles Airport case as justification, while Democrats said the measure is redundant, raised due‑process concerns about using admissions to trigger deportation, and — like earlier GOP immigration bills — is expected to be dead on arrival in the Democratic‑controlled Senate.