Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act

Bill: 115-s-2556
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-03-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting the storage of a live animal in an overhead compartment of a flight in air transportation, and (2) establishing fines for a violation of such prohibition.<br /></p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2556 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2018 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act . 2. Protection of pets on airplanes Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall promulgate regulations that— (1) prohibit the storing of a live animal in any overhead compartment of any flight in air transportation (as defined in section 40102(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code); and (2) establish civil fines for violations of the prohibition under paragraph (1).