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House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-446

To require the immediate termination of the Department of Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their useful working life and to facilitate the adoption of retired military working dogs by law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these dogs, and other persons capable of caring for these dogs.

H.R. 5314Introduced Sep 27, 2000Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 6, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 6, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-446.

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 — 24 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent

15 of 38 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Bob Clement (D-TN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), John Conyers (D-MI), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Anne Northup (R-KY), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Richard Pombo (R-CA), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ed Royce (R-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.