To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from conducting medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs.
USA115th CongressHR-3197| House
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Dave Brat
Republican Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (101)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (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 2017 or the PUPPERS Act of 2017 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
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from conducting medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs.
USA115th CongressHR-3197| House
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017 or the PUPPERS Act of 2017 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.
Dave Brat
Republican Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (101)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (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