S 1710
113th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Mammals
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
User charges and fees
Pets on Trains Act of 2013
Introduced: November 14, 2013
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Pets on Trains Act of 2013 - Directs the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains.
Requires Amtrak to collect a fee for each cat or dog transported by a ticketed passenger to cover administrative costs.
Declares that the proposed policy shall be separate from and in addition to the policy governing Amtrak passengers traveling with service animals.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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