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To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from harmful confinement.

USA115th CongressHR-4941| House 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Tom Marino

Tom Marino

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (18)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • February 6, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 6, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • March 8, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Animals

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from harmful confinement.

USA115th CongressHR-4941| House 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • February 6, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 6, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • March 8, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Tom Marino

Tom Marino

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (18)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation