Skip to main content
HR 1622 106th Congress House

Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999

Official title: To prohibit the importation of products made with dog or cat fur, to prohibit the sale, manufacture, offer for sale, transportation, and distribution of produc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the importation of products made with dog or cat fur, to prohibit the sale, manufacture, offer for sale, transportation, and distribution of products made with dog or cat fur in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
Animals Administrative feesAdvertisingArrestCats
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Citizen lawsuitsClothing industryCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal investigationDogsEconomics and Public FinanceEvidence (Law)Fines (Penalties)Foreign Trade and International FinanceForfeitureFur tradeGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsImport restrictions
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
May 5, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 5, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E857-858)
Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 17, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits: (1) the importation of dog or cat fur into the United States; and (2) any person in the United States from introducing into commerce, manufacturing, selling or offering to sell, trading, advertising, or transporting or distributing in commerce, any dog or cat fur product. Subjects a person to both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 12 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 15, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 27, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 17, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 9, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 4, 1999
Isakson, Johnny
· Aug 3, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 19, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 15, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 24, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 15, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 9, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 14, 1999
GOSS, PORTER
· May 6, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 6, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 4, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 4, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 4, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 4, 1999
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1622: Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1622/
MLA
"H.R. 1622: Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1622/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1622, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1622/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1622: Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1622/)
Report a problem