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HR 1442 117th Congress House Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal and plant health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Business records Department of Agriculture Emergency planning and evacuation Medical research Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Natural disasters Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

PREPARED Act

Introduced: February 26, 2021 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act or the PREPARED Act

This bill establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.

What's happening now April 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 142
All 142 Democratic 93 Republican 11
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 14, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 20, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 15, 2021
Kinzinger, Adam
· Oct 12, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 29, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 11, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · May 11, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 11, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 11, 2021
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2021
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · May 11, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 19, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Mar 19, 2021
 R
Kim, Young
California · Mar 10, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Mar 10, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Mar 10, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· Mar 10, 2021
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 10, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 2, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 2, 2021
Katko, John
· Mar 2, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 26, 2021
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 26, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 26, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1442: PREPARED Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1442/
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