US Congress House Bill 4941 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-6)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4941/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4941/BILLS-115hr4941ih.pdf