US SB4757 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-1)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; appropriate and nutritious food; continuous access to potable water; and meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs.
Title
Puppy Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] |
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2442 (Related) 2019-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4757/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4757/BILLS-116s4757is.pdf |