Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2017

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Introduced

16 February 2017

Last action

10 March 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Subjects

Agriculture

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11 August 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.

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Timeline

16 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2017
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E216)
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019
related to ← Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1141
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1141
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