US Congress House Bill 3907 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 18 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to list permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer; (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements; (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year; or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sets forth additional monetary penalties for related violations. Prohibits federal facilities from purchasing or otherwise acquiring dogs or cats for exhibition purposes (currently, for research, experimentation, or exhibition purposes) except from: (1) the operator of an auction that comports with legal requirements; or (2) a person holding a valid dealer or exhibitor license. Prohibits dealers from selling or otherwise providing any research facility (currently, any individual or entity) with random source dogs or cats unless specified certification requirements are met.

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009

Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Rothman, Steven R.
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Serrano, Jose E.
Rep Sestak, Joe	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Tierney, John F.
Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Lowey, Nita M.
Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCollum, Betty
Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Murphy, Patrick J.	Rep Murtha, John P.
Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Titus, Dina	Rep Wexler, Robert
Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr.	Rep Castle, Michael N.
Rep Gerlach, Jim	Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep Lance, Leonard	Rep LaTourette, Steven C.
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A.	Rep Rahall, Nick J., II	Rep Schock, Aaron	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G.	Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Wu, David
Rep Mitchell, Harry E.	Rep Shuler, Heath	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Platts, Todd Russell
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie	Rep McCaul, Michael T.	Rep Reichert, David G.
Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep Frank, Barney
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Welch, Peter
Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Berman, Howard L.
Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Sherman, Brad
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Rangel, Charles B.
Rep Abercrombie, Neil	Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Maffei, Daniel B.	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep McMahon, Michael E.
Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.
Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Kildee, Dale E.
Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Hall, John J.
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.
Rep Davis, Susan A.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Farr, Sam
Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Giffords, Gabrielle	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Lewis, John

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2009-10-22		Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2009-10-22		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2613)

SB1834 (Same As) 2009-10-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN03907:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr3907ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr3907ih.pdf