HENRY Act
Latest action · May 17, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Employees Navigate Rabies Regulations from over Yonder or the HENRY Act
This bill directs certain actions to allow federal officers and employees to bring dogs into the United States from countries that are considered high-risk for rabies. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to allow federal officers and employees who are stationed abroad, including members of the military, to bring up to three dogs into the United States per entry; the CDC may allow for more dogs through specialized waivers.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2022 to Jul 12, 2022; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 31, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 12, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 16, 2022 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 16, 2022 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2022 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 16, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- May 16, 2022Introduced in House
- May 16, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 168, no. 83, May 16, 2022, page H5010.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow Federal personnel stationed abroad to return to the United States with dogs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- HENRY Act
- Helping Employees Navigate Rabies Regulations from over Yonder
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aviation and airports
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health personnel
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Mammals
- Military personnel and dependents
- Transportation costs
- Travel and tourism
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2022Introduced 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.
