United States · Bill · S
S. 1710 (113th)
Pets on Trains Act of 2013
Introduced
14 November 2013
Last action
14 November 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Pets on Trains Act of 2013 - Directs the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. Requires Amtrak to collect a fee for each cat or dog transported by a ticketed passenger to cover administrative costs. Declares that the proposed policy shall be separate from and in addition to the policy governing Amtrak passengers traveling with service animals.
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Timeline
14 November 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 November 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014
- related to → Pets on Trains Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1710
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1710
- us · 113-s-1710 · source updated 5 December 2025