US SB1498 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3681; text of measure as introduced: CR S3681)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3681; text of measure as introduced: CR S3681)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes. This bill requires that a military working dog be retired in the United States, except when a U.S. citizen living abroad adopts the dog at the time of retirement. Amounts available to the military department concerned shall be available for such dog's transport to the United States for retirement.
Title
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3681; text of measure as introduced: CR S3681) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2742 (Same As) 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Subjects
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Armed forces and national security
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Mammals
Service animals
Armed forces and national security
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Mammals
Service animals
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1498/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1498/BILLS-114s1498is.pdf |
