PUPPERS Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1155| House
| Updated: 3/1/2019
Dina Titus
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (128)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Pete Olson (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Armed Forces and National Security
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsMammalsMedical researchVeterans' medical care
PUPPERS Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1155| House
| Updated: 3/1/2019
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dina Titus
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (128)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Pete Olson (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsMammalsMedical researchVeterans' medical care