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SENATE 2414118th CongressBecame Public Law No: 118-195.

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

Last Action
12/23/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-23Became Public Law No: 118-195.
  • 2024-12-23Became Public Law No: 118-195.
  • 2024-12-23Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-23Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-23Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-23Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-12-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
  • 2024-12-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
  • 2024-12-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
  • 2024-12-16Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
  • 2024-12-16Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 2024-01-18Held at the desk.
  • 2024-01-18Received in the House.
  • 2024-01-18Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-12-23 (49)

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

This act requires federal agencies with working dog programs, and contractors managing such programs, to implement the recommendations of a Government Accountability Office report titled Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare and published in October 2022.

Further, the Department of State must take steps to ensure that donations of working dogs provided to foreign partners by the State Department are executed and monitored according to those recommendations.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)

Subjects

  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Congressional oversight
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Government information and archives
  • Mammals
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Service animals

Became law: Pub. L. 118-195

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