Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 8, 2018 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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.
The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2018 to Dec 19, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 25, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 25, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Aug 10, 2018 |
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 Feb 6, 2018 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2018Referred 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. 164, no. 23, February 6, 2018, page H902.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from harmful confinement.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced 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.
