HR 4691
115th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Corporate finance and management
Family relationships
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Retail and wholesale trades
WOOF! Act
Introduced: December 20, 2017
Introduced by:
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2017 or the WOOF! Act
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from licensing a dealer of dogs whose previous licenses have been suspended or revoked in the last 10 years if the license is for operating a facility that the dealer previously used. Further, USDA may not issue or renew a license to: (1) the dog dealer's immediate family members, (2) a person who resides at the same address as the dog dealer, or (3) certain legal entities if such dealer holds an ownership interest in the entity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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