[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2556 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2556

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in 
                  overhead compartments of airplanes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2018

Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in 
                  overhead compartments of airplanes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PETS ON AIRPLANES.

    Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall promulgate 
regulations that--
            (1) prohibit the storing of a live animal in any overhead 
        compartment of any flight in air transportation (as defined in 
        section 40102(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code); and
            (2) establish civil fines for violations of the prohibition 
        under paragraph (1).
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