The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 2414 Signed into law

Sponsored by Mike Braun (R)

Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023

Requires federal agencies with working dog programs to follow a 2022 GAO report on dog health and welfare.

Tradeoff

Requires agencies and their contractors to act on GAO health and welfare recommendations within 180 days. Authorizes no new money, so agencies must absorb the costs themselves.

What's in it

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S. 2414, Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59743 · Nov 2023

The Senate passed this bill by on January 11, 2024. The House passed it by on December 16, 2024. It became law, and the latest action was December 23, 2024.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 20, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jul 20, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Oct 25, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-137.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jan 11, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jan 18, 2024)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 23, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 23, 2024)