US Congress House Bill 3193 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-5)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2015 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to require research facilities, dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and carriers (covered persons) to develop, document, and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster. The plan must: identify situations that the covered person might experience that would trigger the need to implement the measures identified in the plan; outline tasks to be carried out in response to emergencies or disasters; establish a chain of command and identify the individuals responsible for fulfilling the tasks; and address how response and recovery will be handled in terms of materials, resources, and training needed. Covered persons must review their plan at least annually, train personnel in their roles and responsibilities as outlined in the plan, and provide training when the plan changes. The bill does not preempt state law that provides equal or greater protection for animals.

Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2015

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2015-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2015-07-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3193/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3193/BILLS-114hr3193ih.pdf