Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 5, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign 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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2017
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to require research facilities, dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and carriers (covered persons) to develop, document, and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.
The plan must:
- identify situations that the covered person might experience that would trigger the need to implement the measures identified in the plan;
- outline tasks to be carried out in response to emergencies or disasters;
- establish a chain of command and identify the individuals responsible for fulfilling the tasks; and
- address how response and recovery will be handled in terms of materials, resources, and training needed.
Covered persons must review their plan at least annually, train personnel in their roles and responsibilities as outlined in the plan, and provide training when the plan changes.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2017 to May 7, 2018, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Business records
- Department of Agriculture
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Medical research
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Natural disasters
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in House
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