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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting the storage of a live animal in an overhead compartment of a flight in air transportation, and (2) establishing fines for a violation of such prohibition.<br /></p>]]></text>
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