2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/21/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 8
Democrat: 64
Primary Sponsor
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Co-Sponsors (71)
James McGovern
Democrat
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Emilia Sykes
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Robert Garcia
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Steven Horsford
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Kevin Mullin
Democrat
Jennifer McClellan
Democrat
Morgan McGarvey
Democrat
Derek Tran
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Richard Neal
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Vern Buchanan
Republican
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
John Garamendi
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Anna Luna
Republican
Bill Foster
Democrat
Hillary Scholten
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Pat Ryan
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Norma Torres
Democrat
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
David Scott
Democrat
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Josh Harder
Democrat
Seth Magaziner
Democrat
George Latimer
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Valerie Foushee
Democrat
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
April McClain-Delaney
Democrat
Eugene Vindman
Democrat