HR 1442 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PREPARED Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Dina Titus D-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 8, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act or the PREPARED Act

This bill establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop 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.

Cosponsors 158

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2021 to Sep 14, 2022, with 120 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJAndy KimOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 26, 2021
Show all 158 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 26, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House

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