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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: September 25, 2018 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 24, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 104
All 104 Democratic 71 Republican 7
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 13, 2018
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 12, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Dec 10, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 6, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 6, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 27, 2018
Delaney, John
· Nov 14, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 19, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 16, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 12, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· Oct 12, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 9, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 9, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 9, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 9, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 5, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Oct 5, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Oct 5, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 5, 2018
UPTON, FRED
· Oct 5, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 2, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Oct 2, 2018
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 2, 2018
Lance, Leonard
· Oct 2, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 27, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 27, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 27, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4691: WOOF! Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4691/
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