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Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023

Introduced: October 11, 2024 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023

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 January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 17 Republican 9
Phillips, Dean
· Nov 14, 2024
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Oct 11, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Sep 1, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jul 19, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 18, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· May 9, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 9, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 9, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 9, 2023
 R
LaLota, Nick
New York · May 5, 2023
Jackson, Jeff
· Apr 19, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Feb 21, 2023
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Feb 21, 2023
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 1, 2023
 R
Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Jan 25, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 25, 2023
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 17, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Jan 17, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 17, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 12, 2023
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jan 12, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 12, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 12, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 12, 2023
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 208: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-208/
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"H.R. 208: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-208/.
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H.R. 208, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-208/.
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