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HR 1002 116th 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: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019 or the WOOF! Act

This bill establishes requirements to protect dogs from dog dealers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked in the last 10 years and certain individuals connected to such dog dealers. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from licensing such a dealer if the license is for operating a facility that the dealer previously used for dogs. Further, for such a facility, USDA may not license (1) the dealer's immediate family members, (2) persons who reside at the same address as the dealer, or (3) certain legal entities where the dealer holds an ownership interest.

What's happening now March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 159
All 159 Democratic 110 Republican 12
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 18, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Nov 17, 2020
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Nov 16, 2020
Ferguson, A.
· Sep 29, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Aug 21, 2020
Holding, George
· Aug 11, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 26, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 18, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Dec 17, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 17, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Dec 17, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Dec 17, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 11, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Dec 11, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 9, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 15, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 28, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 28, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Oct 28, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1002: WOOF! Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1002/
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"H.R. 1002: WOOF! Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1002/.
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