House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Better Foreign Policy Through Better Pet Policy Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3384.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PHILLIPS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 82, May 16, 2023, Page H2378):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends the Fly America Act to allow federal personnel to permanently change station via foreign-flagged air carriers when the federal personnel are deploying with a pet and no U.S.-flagged carriers are willing to transport that pet.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 580 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3384, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3384
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dean Phillips.
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- H.J.Res. 14 (118th) Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.
- H.R. 9227 (118th) Porch Pirates Act of 2024
- H.R. 3065 (118th) School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.