HOUSE 1155116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
PUPPERS Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2019 or the PUPPERS Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Mammals
- Medical research
- Veterans' medical care
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