HR 3197
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Medical research
Veterans' medical care
PUPPERS Act of 2017
Introduced: July 12, 2017
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017 or the PUPPERS Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2