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Short Titles as Introduced

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from harmful confinement.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
02/06/2018Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
03/08/2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Action By: Committee on Agriculture
02/06/2018Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/06/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (18)


Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Agriculture02/06/2018 Referred to
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture03/08/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (02/06/2018)

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.

The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.