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H.R.3197 - PUPPERS Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (Introduced 07/12/2017)
Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: House - 07/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)

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  3. Passed Senate
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Introduced in House (07/12/2017)

Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017 or the PUPPERS Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.