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HR 2776 106th Congress House

Safe Air Travel for Animals Act

Official title: To improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 26, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Aug 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Animal Welfare

Title II: Transportation

Safe Air Travel for Animals Act - Title I: Animal Welfare - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "transport" with respect to air carrier transport of animals.

Requires airlines to report to: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture in advance of any flight that will be carrying a live animal; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation concerning injury, loss, death, or mistreatment of a carried animal.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) make such information available to the public; and (2) forward animal-injury consumer complaints to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to include animal-injury information in the annual report on animal transportation.

Title II: Transportation - Amends Federal law to require airlines to include in their contract of carriage policies and procedures for animal transportation safety.

Amends Federal law to provide civil penalties and compensation for animal loss, injury, or death during air transport.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide for animal safety cargo hold improvements.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 1999
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 26, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 14, 1999
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 6, 1999
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2776: Safe Air Travel for Animals Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2776/
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