HR 1442 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PREPARED Act

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

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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; 120 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-COJason CrowOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MALori TrahanOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristMar 2, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoMar 2, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordMar 2, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerMar 10, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 10, 2021
D-PAConor LambMar 10, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 10, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMar 10, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierMar 10, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanMar 10, 2021
R-CAYoung KimMar 10, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 19, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarMar 19, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoMay 11, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoMay 11, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneMay 11, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleMay 11, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerMay 11, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarMay 11, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJun 11, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 11, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherJun 30, 2021
D-CARaul RuizJun 30, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsSep 20, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraSep 20, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonSep 20, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettSep 20, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellySep 20, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonSep 20, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 20, 2021
D-GALucy McBathSep 27, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsSep 29, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerOct 12, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOct 15, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJan 20, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 11, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 22, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerSep 14, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 26, 2021
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred Apr 8, 2021

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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 37, February 26, 2021, page H860.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1042PREPARED ActReintroduction ofMar 1, 2019

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require that covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
PREPARED Act
Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House

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