118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
S. 2414: Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mike Braun SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate, passed House, became law6 events+156
- 2Kyrsten SinemaCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Presented to the President. Signed by the President. Became Public Law 118-195.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Mike Braun.
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- Presented to President.
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 118-195.
- Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
- 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.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


