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HR 4941 115th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

Introduced: February 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.

The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 10, 2018
ROYCE, ED
· Jun 6, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 25, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 10, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Apr 24, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4941: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4941/
MLA
"H.R. 4941: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4941/.
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H.R. 4941, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4941/.
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[H.R. 4941: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4941/)
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