US Congress House Bill 2849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 69-4)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the list of 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 Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015

Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2015-06-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2849/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2849/BILLS-114hr2849ih.pdf