US Congress House Bill 835 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 159-56-1)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary.

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Nan Hayworth [R-NY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	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. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Allen West [R-FL]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2011-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

SB707 (Same As) 2011-03-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/835/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr835/BILLS-112hr835ih.pdf