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S. 395: Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

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S. 395: Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Animals · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Plain summary

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary.

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Official text

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 26 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jack Reed (D-RI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s395 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113