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S 1200 114th Congress Senate Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Medical ethics Prescription drugs Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015

Introduced: May 6, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions.

Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
What's happening now May 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3174 Related bill Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 6, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1200: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1200/
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"S. 1200: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1200/.
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S. 1200, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1200/.
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