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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Puppy Protection Act

H.R. 3718Introduced Nov 6, 1991Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 18, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 29 Democrats

8 of 38 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Les Aspin (D-WI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Porter Goss (R-FL), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), William Jefferson (D-LA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), James Oberstar (D-MN) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.