US Congress House Bill 2224 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-11)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2013 - 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 2013

Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
2013-06-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2224/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2224/BILLS-113hr2224ih.pdf