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Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: January 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019

This bill revises requirements concerning the sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities. Specifically, the bill revises the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.

What's happening now February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 20 Republican 2
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 9, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 24, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 9, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 689: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-689/
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"H.R. 689: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-689/.
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H.R. 689, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-689/.
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