Courthouse Dogs Act

3.0.0 5403 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z House HR 2019-12-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 5403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I section VIII.[Page H10124]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-28T14:34:23Z Referred to 2019-12-11T15:02:10Z Courthouse Dogs Act 116 1029 S 2020-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2020-01-28 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2019-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2019-12-11 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-01-07 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-01-09 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-02-03 False T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2020-09-04 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-09-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Judicial procedure and administration Mammals Service animals Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2019-12-11 Introduced in House 2020-01-28T22:13:26Z Courthouse Dogs Act

This bill authorizes federal courts to allow a certified facility dog to accompany a witness testifying in a criminal proceeding.

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Courthouse Dogs Act Display Title Courthouse Dogs Act Official Title as Introduced To allow the use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Courthouse Dogs Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5403ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5403ih.xml 2020-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.