S. 2414 · 118th Congress

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 20, 2023 by Mike Braun (R-IN). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-195.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-195
Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to require agencies with working dog programs to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office relating to the health and welfare of working dogs, and for other purposes.

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

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike BraunR-INSponsor

Independents · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 20, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 20, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 13, 2023Committee 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.
  5. Dec 13, 2023 · SenateCommittee 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.
  6. Dec 13, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
  7. Jan 11, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
  8. Jan 11, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S98; text: CR S98)
  9. Jan 18, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jan 18, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jan 18, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7210-7211)
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2414.
  15. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
  16. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
  17. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
  19. Dec 23, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-195.
  23. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-195.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Humane5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  2. HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES3 reports

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.