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Petfax Act of 2020

Introduced: January 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Petfax Act of 2020

This bill generally addresses the sale of animals as pets, including by requiring certain disclosures by a seller to a purchaser, prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts with respect to the sale of an animal as a pet, and restricting the licensing of certain pet dealers.

What's happening now February 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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All 1 Republican 1
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5715: Petfax Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5715/
MLA
"H.R. 5715: Petfax Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5715/.
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H.R. 5715, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5715/.
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[H.R. 5715: Petfax Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5715/)
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