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SCONRES 16 118th Congress Senate International Affairs Animal protection and human-animal relationships Meat Nutrition and diet Trade restrictions World health

A concurrent resolution 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: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3463-3464)
Jul 20, 2023
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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 July 20, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3463-3464)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 59 Identical bill Urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2024
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jul 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-16/
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"S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-16/.
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S. Con. Res. 16, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-16/.
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[S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-16/)
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