Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Receives a Perfect Legislative Score from the Humane Society Legislative Fund and Humane Society of the United States

Washington, DC –  On Wednesday, October 28th Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement regarding the preview scorecard released by the Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States that analyzes members’ votes on legislation affecting animals during the first session of the 114^th Congress:

“I am honored to have received a score of ‘100’ from the Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States for the votes I have submitted in favor of animal welfare during the first session of the 114^th Congress.  I am committed to putting policies in place that protect animals from all forms of abuse and cruelty, and will continue to advocate for the ethical treatment of animals for the rest of this Congress and beyond.”

The preview scorecard analyzes members’ votes on key legislation affecting animal welfare thus far in the 114^th Congress, including, but not limited to, House Resolution (H.R.) 3268, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, and H.R. 2822, an amendment to the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  The PAST Act allows for harsher punishments for “soring,” a painful process used on Tennessee horses to give them higher gaits for horseshows, and H.R. 2822 removes political riders from the ESA, thus ensuring endangered species are protected because of sound science, not ignored because of political disagreements.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has voted for every piece of legislation identified by the Humane Society Legislative Fund thus far in the 114^th Congress.  The official scorecard will be released in January, after the first session of this Congress concludes.

U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.