HR 5403 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Courthouse Dogs Act

Introduced Dec 11, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 28, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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.

IntroducedDec 11, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Courthouse Dogs Act

This bill authorizes federal courts to allow a certified facility dog to accompany a witness testifying in a criminal proceeding.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2019 to Sep 4, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Dec 11, 2019
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Jan 7, 2020
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jan 9, 2020
D-CA	Josh Harder		Feb 3, 2020
D-IA	Cynthia Axne		Sep 4, 2020
D-NM	Xochitl Torres Small		Sep 4, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 28, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Dec 11, 2019Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1029	Courthouse Dogs Act	Identical bill	Jan 30, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 11, 2019Introduced in House

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