Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2414
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Mammals
Public contracts and procurement
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

This bill 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.

action_date: 2024-01-11
text: 

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

This bill 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.

action_date: 2024-12-23
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-195.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-195.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Committee 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.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Committee 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.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-195