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S. 2414 118th Congress Senate

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to require agencies with working dog programs to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office relating to the health and welfar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require agencies with working dog programs to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office relating to the health and welfare of working dogs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-195.
Dec 23, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 23, 2024
Signed by President.
Dec 16, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
Dec 16, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
Dec 16, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
Dec 16, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
Dec 16, 2024
Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 18, 2024
Held at the desk.
Jan 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Jan 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 11, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
Jan 11, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
Dec 13, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
Dec 13, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-137.
Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 23, 2024

Became Public Law No: 118-195.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

This act requires federal agencies with working dog programs, and contractors managing such programs, to implement the recommendations of a Government Accountability Office report titled Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare and published in October 2022.

Further, the Department of State must take steps to ensure that donations of working dogs provided to foreign partners by the State Department are executed and monitored according to those recommendations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2414: Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2414/
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"S. 2414: Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2414/.
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S. 2414, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2414/.
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