Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945)
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 27, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer.
Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2013 to Nov 19, 2013; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 9, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jul 18, 2013 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Oct 12, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 29, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 19, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S944 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Feb 27, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-623 | U.S. SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICIES AND ISSUES97 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Jul 22, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 847 | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act | Related bill | Mar 13, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
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