Better Foreign Policy Through Better Pet Policy Act

Summary

Better Foreign Policy Through Better Pet Policy Act This bill authorizes the federal government to pay a foreign air carrier to transport a pet accompanying a federal employee's international travel in certain situations. Under current law, the official air transportation of federal employees, their dependents, and their property must be purchased from a U.S. flag air carrier (or authorized affiliate), subject to limited exceptions. Under this bill, if no U.S. flag air carrier is willing or able to a transport a pet accompanying a federal employee's international travel, the federal government may pay a foreign air carrier to provide for the transportation of the traveling employee, their accompanying dependents and property, and up to three pets. The bill caps such payments at the amount that would have been paid to a U.S. flag air carrier for the same travel and specifies that the federal employee must pay any difference.  Dogs and cats are covered under this bill, with other animals subject to the approval of the Department of Transportation.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 16 May 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 May 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 May 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 May 2023

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 May 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2023

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2023

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 May 2023

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Dean Phillips · D · Sponsor
• Mark Green · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
• Linda Sánchez · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Fly PETS Act