Permanently Uniting Pets Stateside Act or the PUPS Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to permit the entry of a pet (i.e., a domestic dog, cat, or bird) into the United States if it is accompanying a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien who has been living or traveling abroad and is returning to the United States during a public health emergency.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Animal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsCustoms enforcementEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammals
PUPS Act
USA116th CongressS-4597| Senate
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Permanently Uniting Pets Stateside Act or the PUPS Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to permit the entry of a pet (i.e., a domestic dog, cat, or bird) into the United States if it is accompanying a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien who has been living or traveling abroad and is returning to the United States during a public health emergency.
Animal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsCustoms enforcementEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammals