HR 5684 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

BARK Act of 2021

Introduced Oct 22, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jamie Raskin D-MD

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Latest action · Oct 22, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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. IntroducedOct 22, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or as the BARK Act of 2021

This bill extends federal protection from civil and criminal liability that applies to donations of food or grocery products for needy individuals to the donation of pet food or supplies.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2021 to Aug 23, 2022; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-MIFred UptonOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalOct 22, 2021
R-CAYoung KimOriginalOct 22, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoNov 9, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderNov 9, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarNov 9, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanNov 18, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerNov 18, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanNov 18, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceNov 18, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyDec 7, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonDec 7, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsDec 7, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasDec 7, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJan 11, 2022
D-NVDina TitusJan 11, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseJan 11, 2022
D-NHChris PappasJun 8, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanJun 8, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchJun 8, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanJul 14, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 26, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoJul 26, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiJul 26, 2022
D-ILSean CastenAug 23, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Oct 22, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 22, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 22, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 186, October 22, 2021, page H5833.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
BARK Act of 2021
Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 22, 2021Introduced in House

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