Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act
Latest action · Feb 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act - Amends provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 that prohibit the importation of dog or cat fur to modify the definitions of "cat fur" and "dog fur" to include the pelt or skin of the domestic cat or dog, respectively.
Amends the Fur Products Labeling Act to expand the definition of "fur product" to include all fur as defined by such Act regardless of the quantity used.
Cosponsors 176
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to Nov 19, 2008; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 16, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Oct 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Oct 5, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Oct 5, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 23, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Oct 23, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Nov 19, 2008 |
Withdrew 1 K. Michael Conaway R-TX May 15, 2008
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the United States and to require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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