Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 23, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise 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.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jun 23, 2015 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Oct 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 5, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jan 4, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 8, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 3, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 3, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 101, June 23, 2015, page H4592.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22493 | The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Animal Welfare Legislation Archived | Report | Jan 5, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1141 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 10, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
