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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 594Introduced Feb 5, 1997Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Canady R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 1997 — Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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

71 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 46 Democrats

46 of 71 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), George Brown (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mac Collins (R-GA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and 41 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Canady.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-12 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.