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S 2556 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act

Introduced: March 15, 2018 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 15, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting the storage of a live animal in an overhead compartment of a flight in air transportation, and (2) establishing fines for a violation of such prohibition.

What's happening now March 15, 2018

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

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 19, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2556: Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2556/
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"S. 2556: Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2556/.
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S. 2556, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2556/.
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