United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8980 (94th)
Animal Welfare Act Amendments
Introduced
28 July 1975
Last action
28 July 1975 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15], Rep. McEwen, Robert C. [R-NY-30], Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Animal Welfare Act Amendments - Provides, under the Federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, that no animals shall be delivered to any intermediate handler or common carrier for transportation in commerce unless the animals are accompanied by a veterinarian's certificate certifying that the animals are sound and healthy. States that specified animals shall not be delivered for transportation if they are less than eight weeks of age. Provides that no intermediate handler or common carrier shall participate in any practice under which the cost of such animal or its transportation is to be paid and collected upon delivery of the animal to the consignee. Imposes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Makes it unlawful to transport in interstate or foreign commerce any live dog or animal trained to participate in dog or animal fighting ventures.
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Timeline
28 July 1975
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 1975
Sponsors
- Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Robert C. [R-NY-30] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/8980
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/8980
- us · 94-hr-8980 · source updated 2 September 2025