Puppy Protection Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 219
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 21, 2025 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 21, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 21, 2025 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 9, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Oct 13, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2025 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2025Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 52, March 21, 2025, page H1189.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Puppy Protection Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2025Introduced 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.
