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HR 2742 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Mammals Service animals

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 12, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4246)
Jun 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 29, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Jul 21, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 24, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 19, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2742: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2742/
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"H.R. 2742: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2742/.
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H.R. 2742, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2742/.
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[H.R. 2742: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2742/)
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