United States · Bill · S
S. 1457 (100th)
Pet Protection Act of 1987
Introduced
30 June 1987
Last action
27 July 1987 · Committee
Status
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department.
Sponsors
Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]
Subjects
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Source updated
28 August 2025
Summary
Pet Protection Act of 1987 - States that any person using for any research purpose any animal acquired directly or indirectly from any animal shelter or from individuals who have not bred and raised such animal on their own premises shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds under any grant or research protocol of the National Institutes of Health.
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Timeline
30 June 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 1987
Committee
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 June 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1457
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/1457
- us · 100-s-1457 · source updated 28 August 2025