US HB2256 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2256 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 85-14)
Status: Introduced on June 21 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011 - 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.

Title

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]