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H.R. 2253119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 4, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 2253 would require licensed dog dealers to meet new federal standards for housing, care, and breeding limits.
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This bill sets federal rules for how licensed dog dealers must house and care for their dogs. Rules cover enclosure size and flooring, temperature range, feeding, water, daily exercise, and at least 30 minutes of hands-on human interaction each day. It also limits how often a female dog can be bred and requires dealers to seek adoptive homes for retired breeding dogs.
These rules would apply to licensed dog dealers — businesses that breed and sell dogs commercially. The federal government would have 18 months after the bill becomes law to publish the official regulations.
Without these standards, federal law does not specify many of these care and breeding requirements for commercial dog dealers. Setting them creates a national baseline that dealers would be legally required to follow.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.