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Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Puppy Protection Act of 2001

S. 1478Introduced Oct 1, 2001Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Santorum R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 1, 2001 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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

27 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 1 independent

22 of 27 cosponsors (81%) are from the other party.

Evan Bayh (D-IN), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Zell Miller (D-GA), Harry Reid (D-NV), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Smith (R-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), John Warner (R-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Rick Santorum.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.