Bills · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
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Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023
This act requires federal agencies with working dog programs, and contractors managing such programs, to implement the recommendations of a Government Accountability Office report titled Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare and published in October 2022.
Further, the Department of State must take steps to ensure that donations of working dogs provided to foreign partners by the State Department are executed and monitored according to those recommendations.
Cosponsors
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Introduced
7/20/23
7/20/23
Status
7/20/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
7/20/23Introduced in Senate
10/25/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
12/13/23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
12/13/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-137.
1/11/24Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
1/11/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
1/18/24Held at the desk.
1/18/24Received in the House.
1/18/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/16/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/16/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
12/16/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
12/16/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
12/16/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
12/16/24Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/23/24Became Public Law No: 118-195.
12/23/24Signed by President.
12/23/24Presented to President.