3.0.0 3174 2023-01-11T13:30:26Z 2023-01-11T13:30:26Z House HR 2015-07-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 3174.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among theseveral states, and with the Indian tribes;[Page H5467]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-24T18:29:26Z Referred to 2015-07-23T14:01:15Z Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015 114 1200 S 2015-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2015-07-24 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2015-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-07-23 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2015-07-23 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-07-23 True L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2015-07-23 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2015-07-23 True Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Medical ethics Prescription drugs Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Commerce 00 2015-07-23 Introduced in House 2015-08-21T19:39:08Z Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. Applies these requirements to medication for a domesticated household animal that consumers are not allowed to purchase without a prescription.

Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

]]> Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015 Display Title Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3174ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3174ih.xml 2015-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.