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S. 1457 (100th)

Pet Protection Act of 1987

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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

  1. 30 June 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 June 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 July 1987

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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