Puppy Protection Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2253 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2253 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2025 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Puppy Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS. (a) Humane Treatment of Dogs by Dealers.--Section 13(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) In addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), the …