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Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

Introduced: September 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require a prescriber of a household-animal medication to provide a free copy of the prescription to the pet owner without the pet owner having the request a copy.

What's happening now March 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1290 Related bill Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 16, 2019
KING, PETER
· Sep 16, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Jul 24, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· May 21, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 20, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 7, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 7, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1607: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1607/
MLA
"H.R. 1607: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1607/.
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H.R. 1607, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1607/.
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