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HR 1155 116th Congress House

PUPPERS Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from conducting medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs.

Introduced: February 13, 2019 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsMammalsMedical researchVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2019 or the PUPPERS Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 82
All 82 Democratic 56 Republican 10
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 11, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Feb 3, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 18, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Dec 4, 2019
Pence, Greg
· Oct 31, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 18, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 15, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 30, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 20, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 15, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 15, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 8, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 3, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 1, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 1, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 9, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 21, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 21, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 25, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 25, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Feb 25, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 19, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Feb 19, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1155: PUPPERS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1155/
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