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HCONRES 59 118th Congress House International Affairs Animal protection and human-animal relationships Meat Nutrition and diet Trade restrictions World health

Urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.

Introduced: July 20, 2023 Introduced by: Moskowitz, Jared Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution calls for an end to the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat and urges nations to adopt and enforce laws banning that trade.

    What's happening now August 21, 2023

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

     Related & companion bills 1
    • SCONRES 16 Identical bill A concurrent resolution urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against …
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     Committees of jurisdiction 3
     Cosponsors 16
    All 16 Democratic 9 Republican 4
    R
    Lee, Laurel M.
    Florida · Feb 5, 2024
         D
    Keating, William R.
    Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2023
    Phillips, Dean
    · Sep 19, 2023
         D
    Sánchez, Linda T.
    California · Sep 12, 2023
         D
    Neguse, Joe
    Colorado · Jul 26, 2023
         D
    Bonamici, Suzanne
    Oregon · Jul 20, 2023
         R
    Buchanan, Vern
    Florida · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Cohen, Steve
    Tennessee · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Dingell, Debbie
    Michigan · Jul 20, 2023
         R
    Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
    Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Gottheimer, Josh
    New Jersey · Jul 20, 2023
    Posey, Bill
    · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Raskin, Jamie
    Maryland · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Swalwell, Eric
    California · Jul 20, 2023
         D
    Titus, Dina
    Nevada · Jul 20, 2023
         R
    Van Drew, Jefferson
    New Jersey · Jul 20, 2023
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    APA
    U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 59: Urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-59/
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    "H. Con. Res. 59: Urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-59/.
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    H. Con. Res. 59, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-59/.
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    [H. Con. Res. 59: Urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-59/)
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