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HR 2840 117th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Mammals Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Puppy Protection Act of 2021

Introduced: June 17, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puppy Protection Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs

  • adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care;
  • appropriate and nutritious food;
  • continuous access to potable water; and
  • meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day.

The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs.

What's happening now June 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1385 Related bill Puppy Protection Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 199
All 199 Democratic 136 Republican 12
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Dec 23, 2022
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Dec 15, 2022
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 10, 2022
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 18, 2022
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 28, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Sep 20, 2022
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Sep 19, 2022
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 18, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Jun 28, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 22, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 1, 2022
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 20, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 14, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 6, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 27, 2021
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 23, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 14, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 2, 2021
 R
Kim, Young
California · Nov 30, 2021
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 23, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Nov 18, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Nov 17, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Nov 17, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 16, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Nov 15, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 12, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 12, 2021
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 9, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 9, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Nov 9, 2021
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Nov 9, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2021
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 9, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 5, 2021
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2840: Puppy Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2840/
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"H.R. 2840: Puppy Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2840/.
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H.R. 2840, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2840/.
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