The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Issues
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- HR 1865116th Congress
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-94.
- HR 2471117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- HR 2617117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Dec 29, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-328.
- HR 2840117th Congress
Puppy Protection Act of 2021
Jun 21, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- HR 3187117th Congress
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2021
Jul 1, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- HR 3277117th Congress
Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act
Jul 1, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- HR 4180117th Congress
Keeping Pets and Families Together Act
Jul 22, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- HR 5999117th Congress
Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2021
Nov 17, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- HR 6100117th Congress
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
Jan 4, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- S 1378117th Congress
Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021
Apr 27, 2021 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2227)
- S 1385117th Congress
Puppy Protection Act of 2021
Apr 27, 2021 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2227-2228)
- S 3220117th Congress
Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2021
Nov 17, 2021 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- HR 208118th Congress
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023
Jan 9, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- S 5314118th Congress
A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.
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